It was sort of something that I had wanted to do, but it was a surprise, ... It's a very interesting essay on people and how they approach their work, and how they approach each other, and how they see themselves.

It happens pretty frequently and in the most random places, ... It hasn't changed my life at all, but it's added a nice, fun element to it.

Kevin [McKenzie, ABT's artistic director] has sort of brought 'Afternoon of a Faun' into the rep as a little present for me for my 20th anniversary,

It's typical Robbins in that it's beautiful and as enjoyable to watch as it is to dance, ... It's so rewarding. Everything I've ever danced of his, I've just enjoyed so much, and I feel like they've made me a better artist.

It's been certainly more than a job, it's been giving me a charmed life, ... If I could've dreamt what the outcome of my career would've been when I'd auditioned 20 years ago, you know, I would have never believed it. It's just given me the greatest blessings and gifts and rewards and challenges. It's really been quite a trip.

Another fascinating aspect, ... is that it can be a completely different ballet depending on who's dancing it. It's so simple but it's so revealing, and it can tell such completely different stories.