The only thing I fear more than change is no change. The business of being static makes me nuts.

Quote by Twyla Tharp

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In those days, male dancers were a rarer breed than women. as they are still...

In those days, male dancers were a rarer breed than women. as they are still...

I think people want very much to simplify their lives enough so that they can...

I think people want very much to simplify their lives enough so that they can...

My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea...

My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea...

Any comic is a tragic soul. Comedy is one of the things that allows one...

Any comic is a tragic soul. Comedy is one of the things that allows one...

I don't mean this, but I'm going to say it anyway. I don't really think...

I don't mean this, but I'm going to say it anyway. I don't really think...

I don't think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their...

I don't think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their...

I started formal piano training when I was 4. From there I had little violas,...

I started formal piano training when I was 4. From there I had little violas,...

I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last...

I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last...

I would have to challenge the term, modern dance. I don't really use that term...

I would have to challenge the term, modern dance. I don't really use that term...

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.

I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the...

I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the...

The rewards of dancing are very different from choreographing.

The rewards of dancing are very different from choreographing.

A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet. I'm beginning...

A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet. I'm beginning...

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

I never studied with Balanchine, but his work was very important to me.

I never studied with Balanchine, but his work was very important to me.

I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is...

I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is...

It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your...

It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your...

I learned very early that an audience would relax and look at things differently if...

I learned very early that an audience would relax and look at things differently if...

The necessity to constantly turn in an excellent performance, to be absolutely wedded to this...

The necessity to constantly turn in an excellent performance, to be absolutely wedded to this...

The formal education that I received made little sense to me.

The formal education that I received made little sense to me.