Twyla Tharp

I don't judge. Judgment is not my business. Existing is my business.

— Twyla Tharp

When I started making dances in the '60s, narrative dance was sort of off the radar screen. What was important at the…

— Twyla Tharp

There are as many forms of memory as there are ways of perceiving, and every one of them is worth mining for…

— Twyla Tharp

Life is about moving, it’s about change. And when things stop doing that they’re dead.

— Twyla Tharp

When creativity has become your habit; when you've learned to manage time, resources, expectations, and the demands of others; when you understand…

— Twyla Tharp

There's an energy that comes through the release of tension that is laughter.

— Twyla Tharp

Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything is usable. Everything feeds into my creativity. But without proper preparation, I cannot see…

— Twyla Tharp

“In every situation, at the beginning or end of the workday, you have a choice. You can look back or you can…

— Twyla Tharp

In the end all collaborations are love stories.

— Twyla Tharp

It's always a problem, getting the curtain in at the end of the first act; having enough of a resolve so that…

— Twyla Tharp

When I'm in the studio, when I'm warm, when I'm what people call improvising, I feel a very special connection. I feel…

— Twyla Tharp

Never worry that rote exercises aimed at developing skills will suffocate creativity. At the same time, it's important to recognize that demonstrating…

— Twyla Tharp

I’m much stronger than most women. Consequently, when I work with men, or when I’m partnered by men... We can actually go…

— Twyla Tharp

Mastery is an elusive concept. You never know when you achieve it absolutely and it may not help you to feel you've…

— Twyla Tharp

I think people want very much to simplify their lives enough so that they can control the things that make it possible…

— Twyla Tharp

I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I…

— Twyla Tharp

The first steps of a creative act are like groping in the dark: random and chaotic, feverish and fearful, a lot of…

— Twyla Tharp

Whether it's a painter finding his way each morning to the easel, or a medical researcher returning daily to the laboratory, the…

— Twyla Tharp

A tough manager will have realistic quotas for his employees that he keeps to himself and aggressively stretch quotas, anywhere from ten…

— Twyla Tharp

Confidence is a trait that has to be earned honestly and refreshed constantly; you have to work as hard to protect your…

— Twyla Tharp

Skill is how you close the gap between what you can see in your mind's eye and what you can produce; the…

— Twyla Tharp

Without the little ideas, there are no big ideas.

— Twyla Tharp

By making the start of the sequence automatic, they replace doubt and fear with comfort and routine.

— Twyla Tharp

I don't think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their bodies, because that's where our bottom line…

— Twyla Tharp

Dance has never been a particularly easy life, and everybody knows that.

— Twyla Tharp