That the work involved, the willingness to take chances, the commitment, the opportunity to get on stage and make people happy, was more important than becoming famous, or even what I was dancing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
For me, getting comfortable with being famous was hard - that whole side of it, the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy. Giving up that part of your life and not having control of it.
I wanted to be successful, not famous.
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.
Finding ballet gave me passion for the first time in my life. I was always very shy and just wanted to fit in; I never daydreamed about what I wanted to be when I grew up. But dancing gave me a connection to my personality that made me grow.
I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life.
Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.
I was a dancer first, which made me realize how much I loved performing.
I had wanted to be a dancer when I was younger. But at some point I figured out I was a better singer.
I always wanted to devote a certain part of my life to dance - my true being is to be a dancer.
I wanted to be famous; I wanted to perform. Those things I really, really wanted more than anything else.