I was 14 and madly in love for the first time. He was 21. He made me suddenly, unaccustomedly beautiful with his kisses and mix tapes. During the year of elation and longing, he never mentioned that he had a girlfriend who lived across the street.

The first time the Kirov ballet was seen in America was on Sept. 11, 1961. The ballet was 'Swan Lake.' The ballerina was Inna Zubkovskaya. The place was the old Met, on what must have been one of the hottest nights of the year, and there was no air-conditioning.

The first time I met Wayne Gretzky... he never said anything back.

The first time Adam had a chance, he laid the blame on women.

The first time I mentioned publicly that I had known Viola for some time, many people took it like Viola got me the job in 'Fences'.

Twombly, frankly, was an acquired taste. I was not in love with Twombly the first time I saw one of his paintings.