All Twyla Tharp Quotes
- I do not watch television, never have. Television
- Who a dancer is physically feeds into character for me. Always has. Character
- When I say I can see through clothes, sometimes I try to use it as an X-ray vision to look into the dancer and see… Clothes
- I look for dancers who have all the technique in the world. But they must be dancers who are open-minded, who are willing to forget… All
- What we want from modern dance is courage and audacity. Audacity
- Modern dancers should be doing things no one else is doing, and it should come from the gut. Dancers
- The only way to know the truth of a movement is to do it on your own body. Body
- I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy. Always Seen
- When I was a kid, toe dancing and toe shoes had a meaning in our culture as a serious kind of art. Art
- My own physicality, not an abstract idea, makes me a choreographer. Abstract
- Counterpoint is a component that gives real energy, and it is about optimism. Component
- Things change all the time, so why do people make such a philosophical to-do that things are constantly in transition? All
- I find that dancers are only well trained in ballet these days. Ballet
- Balzac loved courtesans. They were independent women, and in the 19th century, that was a breed that was just evolving. Balzac
- My dancers expect me to deliver because my choreography represents their livelihood. Choreography
- I see dance as glue for a community. Community
- Dance should not just divide people into audience and performers. Everyone should be a participant, whether going to classes or attending special events or rehearsals. Attending
- Let me put it this way: I would like to direct a successful film. An unsuccessful film I would not like to direct. Films are… Difficult
- I grew up in a drive-in theater, from the time I was 8, working in a snack bar watching four features every week. It was… Action
- Kids should be encouraged to compete. Compete