I think it's going to be the most difficult thing to do, to leave the stage. But if you have no lucidity about it, it's even worse because you don't see the negative side of you still being onstage.

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• Sylvie Guillem:

  The Palais Garnier was part of my childhood, my pseudo-adolescence, my life.

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  The problems I had with the Paris Opera Ballet are a thing of the past.

• Sylvie Guillem:

  I have learned a great deal from the theatrical side of Covent Garden. The Paris Opera Ballet is mo

• Sylvie Guillem:

  There are some ballets you can do for a long time. With others, you have to know when to stop. Some

• Sylvie Guillem:

  At the Paris Opera Ballet, they were always making choices for me.

• Sylvie Guillem:

  There is a false idea that I am stubborn and do only what I want, but really, I am like a sponge.

• Sylvie Guillem:

  It is in my nature to be a little shy. It takes time for me to talk to people and trust them.

• Sylvie Guillem:

  I can't have friends in every port. I have to work very hard and be very clear about what I want to

• Sylvie Guillem:

  A performance is like a boat. You really want it to arrive at port. So when something goes wrong an

• Sylvie Guillem:

  Some choreographers have been cautious about working with me.