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“I think dancers are paid not for what they do, but for the fear they feel. What you do is probably not that difficult: you just get on stage. It is, however, fear that gives you the push.”

Rudolf Nureyev

Source: Gervaso, Roberto. La mosca al naso, Rizzoli Editore (1980)

“It is always thought that he gave more than what he received, but to give something, you must have something inside.”

Rudolf Nureyev

Source: Gervaso, Roberto. La mosca al naso, Rizzoli Editore (1980)

“Musicals gave the U.S. an ethnic culture that undoubtedly influenced ballet.”

Rudolf Nureyev

Source: Gervaso, Roberto. La mosca al naso, Rizzoli Editore (1980)

“I would be ready to take over tomorrow. But first of all, all fat and lazy members of the troupe would have to be thrown out.”

Rudolf Nureyev

Source: "Rudolf Nurejew" in Der Spiegel https://www.spiegel.de/politik/rudolf-nurejew-a-30ce3698-0002-0001-0000-000014322047?context=issue (19 October 1980)

“You live because you dance, you dance as long as you live.”

Rudolf Nureyev

Source: "Recurring Topics in Nureyev’s Ballets" https://nureyev.org/rudolf-nureyev-artistic-influence-index/main-topics/

“The main thing is dancing, and before it withers away from my body, I will keep dancing till the last moment, the last drop.”

Rudolf Nureyev

Source: As quoted in 1990, "Rudolf Nureyev, Charismatic Dancer Who Gave Fire to Ballet's Image, Dies at 54" in The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/07/arts/rudolf-nureyev-charismatic-dancer-who-gave-fire-to-ballet-s-image-dies-at-54.html (7 January 1993)

“Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration.”

Rudolf Nureyev

Source: "Rudolf Nureyev’s Technical Influence" https://nureyev.org/rudolf-nureyev-artistic-influence-index/technique/

“Everyone would like to be the greatest, but God cannot bestow that honor on everyone.”

Rudolf Nureyev

Source: Gervaso, Roberto. La mosca al naso, Rizzoli Editore (1980)

“For me, purity of movement wasn't enough. I needed expression, more intensity, more mind.”

Rudolf Nureyev

Source: "Nureyev: A Life That Changed The Face Of Dance" in Orlando Sentinel https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-01-10-9301080854-story.html (10 January 1993)