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

Quote by Twyla Tharp

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There's this expression called postmodernism, which is kind of silly, and destroys a perfectly good...

There's this expression called postmodernism, which is kind of silly, and destroys a perfectly good...

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 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 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...

Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with...

Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with...

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...

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

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

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

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

I'm not one who divides music, dance or art into various categories. Either something works,...

I'm not one who divides music, dance or art into various categories. Either something works,...

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 have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be...

I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be...

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...

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...

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 often say that in making dances I can make a world where I think...

I often say that in making dances I can make a world where I think...

The only thing I fear more than change is no change. The business of being...

The only thing I fear more than change is no change. The business of being...

The rewards of dancing are very different from choreographing.

The rewards of dancing are very different from choreographing.

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...

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...

In terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that...

In terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that...