When I see people on the street, I look at how they walk. It's like a signature, a fingerprint.

You see, dancers are quite mature people because they start performing so early. They become professionals when they start to take everyday classes.

I feel very uneasy with a lot of aspects of the Russian life and the Russian people.

I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people.

When I see something I like, I buy it, but I do not look for it madly.

I've always said, 'I am a selector, I am not defector' - the first few phrases in English I learned. I said I hate 'defector'; something defective about the people. It's a bad word.