more impediments than achievements
like any young woman who aspires to be a dancer, i had no interest in being mediocre. i wanted to be used in the best possible way; i was convinced that i had great things to do onstage, that i harbored a dramatic presence of enormous force and projection. nevertheless, i now came to the realization that i was accumulating more impediments than achievements.- alma guillermoprieto, "dancing in the city," the new yorker 10 february 2003 posted February 05, 2003 in performance, print