Quotes from Sergei Polunin

Dance is the hidden language of the soul.

I did gymnastics, I went to school, then I did homework. I missed out on a childhood.

For an artist it is important to show what your mood is at that particular moment.

I would like to do more projects involving artists from film, fashion and music. That's the spark for me.

It's very important for humans to see dance, it's a language that everybody understands.

The Royal Ballet School looked after me very well, they were like my family, and the company gave me everything. But I was unhappy and I didn't know how to express it.

I always wanted to become an artist who unites things.

When you're going a bit higher than you think you normally can, and you can feel the adrenaline and excitement of the public, that's really great.

Once you achieve something you just want to move on and achieve something else and keep achieving, like Alexander the Great - he captured one country and then he just kept doing it.

In England, ballet is kind of closed. They are opening up a little bit, but it was always something not for the general public. So you don't get fame, like a football star or a film star. And if you don't get fame, you can't do other stuff.

It is different in Russia. Here there is a television channel devoted to opera and dance.

Art and war are opposites, so our goal as an artist is to build and create, not destroy.

The action heroes were very cool as a kid. You would compare yourself with them - Jean-Claude Van Damme and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The Sensorium Galaxy Planet of Motion is the future. We are memorizing dance because dance will exist in a virtual world forever. The Planet of Motion is a game changer and I'm happy to be involved in this collaboration.

It doesn't matter if you are gay or straight: the man should have strength to take care of families and take care of loved ones.