Margot Fonteyn
Dancing was something to be taken very seriously when engaged in and otherwise put out of mind.
– Margot Fonteyn, Margot Fonteyn: Autobiography, 1975
Themes: discipline, work | Art form: Ballet
More quotes by Margot Fonteyn
- Ballet is more than a profession – it is a way of life.
- Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable.
- The world of dance is a charmed place. Some people like to inhabit it, others to behold it; either way it is rewarding.
- Dancers are both athletes and artists.
- I explained it when I danced it.