Reliable Source: 5 minutes with ballerina Misty Copeland

"Misty is prettier than you, she's faster than you, she's thinner than you, she can jump higher than you...but she is you," explained Septime Webre, creative director of the Washington Ballet, at a news conference on Tuesday. Blunt? Um, yes. True? Also yes--although we're not sure about that last part. Webre's point was that the best of ballet should be like watching "the best of yourself" on stage.