Quotes from Ann Reinking

The reason why I believe faith is important for a person is that it teaches you to trust.

When I did 'Goodtime Charley' that helped a great deal, but 'Dancin' was such a huge hit. It catapulted me in to being a consistent principal to count on.

Bob taught me extraordinary discipline and love.

The Fosse technique really does have to have a delicacy and an elegance to it.

For 'Chicago,' the dancers need to demonstrate an affinity for the Fosse style. Sometimes dancers come in with brilliant technique, but if the Fosse style isn't easy for them, or it's awkward for them, they won't be right for this show.

Every step is basically a word, especially with musical theatre, because you're not doing it for dance's sake, you're promoting a story - and, more than that, a moral. You're propelling a story.

Bob was fascinating to watch. It was like being a student of Albert Einstein. This guy was really brilliant, and I got to watch and experience it.

It's to your advantage to work your brain as well as your body. The rest is up to fate.

Broadway is so defeating for the most part that it doesn't encourage people to be as tenacious as they should be.

All great directors - however, they do it - make you want to be good. I hope I do it. It's like being a parent, a psychiatrist, a disciplinarian and a friend.

I loved 'Cabaret.' I loved what it had to say and the whole style and brilliance of the book. It was my first time performing Fred Ebb and John Kander's work. They took risks. Even when their shows are fun and funny, they are about very serious issues.

To tell you the truth, I see any revolution as basically a penmanship exercise. It all loops around and winds up where you started.

Acting, like wine, gets better as time goes on. Singing gets better after a certain age. The dancer peaks at 35 or 40.

I announced at the dinner table when I was 11 that I wanted to be a ballet dancer. But my goal changed to musical theater after the choreographer Robert Joffrey saw me perform while I was on scholarship at the San Francisco Ballet School.

Something can be said for quitting for a little while. You can get completely drained as a performer and creator. You have to fill back up.

One of the things that made Bob so unique and wonderful is that he had a genuine style, like Balanchine, like de Mille.

The whole gist of 'All That Jazz' is Faustian. It's about a man who sells his soul to show business - which Bob didn't do. He understood the dangers of glamour and falling into that kind of life.

To meet someone who you look up to like they are gods and goddesses, sometimes that person can disappoint you a bit.

The one good thing about dance is that if you are truly yourself, then it's all good.

One of the good things about accomplishing something is that it helps your self-image of yourself.

There's a lot of heart to Bob's work that doesn't always get recognized because of all of the sensuality, dark statements and wit of his work.

I put all my energy and thoughtful commitment to everything that I do. There is no other way!

I teach jazz dancing and I can be a guest teacher whenever I want.

I'm happiest with my family and with working.