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I didn't care too much for ballet, because you had to be more disciplined, and you sort of looked like everyone else. It required a certain kind of conformity that I didn't feel like I wanted to do.

I was so invested in ballet, and it was my entire life. And then it was realizing that I didn't want it to be my entire life forever. And then it was this very specific life, and I wanted to learn about other things. So I modeled to fill the time because dancing was very much a job, even when I was 14 years old.

The particular ballet was not so important as the fact that I was physically healthy, and capable of getting out there and dancing as often as possible.

Ballet was so structured. I'd been craving something that could guide me.

Dancing is a tough career, but I'm glad I spent it at the Royal Ballet.

I took ballet dancing forever, and there was a natural transition into acting.

I frequently go to the ballet, but I don't miss it in the sense that I wish I were still dancing.

You realize you can get good at something, even though ballet almost felt like you could never be good enough. No matter how hard you worked, it was so hard to be a great dancer.

Ballet was this thing that just felt so innate in me, like I was meant to be doing this.

I deliberately made an effort not to become an expert on the ballet.