I do believe that when dancing is right, the movement possesses a logic common to us all. Twyla Tharp More Quotes by Twyla Tharp More Quotes From Twyla Tharp The thing about creativity is, people are going to laugh at it. Get over it. Twyla Tharp bad-ass creativity people Judgment is not my business. Existing is my business. Twyla Tharp judgment Men and women are very different athletes, and frankly, I didn't want to deal with the male potential. Twyla Tharp males athlete men Before you can think out of the box, you have to start with a box Twyla Tharp boxes conformity thinking Dancing is like bank robbery, it takes split-second timing. Twyla Tharp splits dancing dance Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism. Twyla Tharp optimism optimistic experience By making the start of the sequence automatic, they replace doubt and fear with comfort and routine. Twyla Tharp routine doubt comfort I cannot overstate how much a generous spirit contributes to good luck. Look at the luckiest people around you, the ones you envy, the ones who seem to have destiny falling habitually into their laps. If they're anything like the fortunate people I know, they're prepared, they're always working at their craft, they're alert, they involve their friends in their work, and they tend to make others feel lucky to be around them. Twyla Tharp destiny good-luck fall I think a sense of humor will help get a girl out of a dark place. Twyla Tharp girl dark thinking I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy. Twyla Tharp galaxy stars wanted The way I enjoyed spending time most was dancing. That's from the time I was a very small child, When I was 4 or 5 years old, I remember already having a regime. It was the way I always identified myself. Twyla Tharp dancing children years Whenever I feel I'm working in a groove it's invariably because I feel I am being the benefactor in the situation rather than the beneficiary. I am sharing my art with others, lending my craft to theirs, interest-free with no IOU. Twyla Tharp lending crafts art In the future, I will make certain that I commit to projects so there's enough breathing space for me to have an emotional life. Twyla Tharp breathing-space emotional enough I'm willing to be regarded as a tyrant to keep my vision intact. Twyla Tharp tyrants vision tyranny Everyone has a talent. It's simply a question of good discipline, of the good fortune to have an education that meshes with that talent, and a lot of luck. Twyla Tharp talent discipline luck In creative endeavors luck is a skill. Twyla Tharp luck skills creative I think of music as fuel, its spectrum of energy governed by tempi, volume, and heart. Twyla Tharp music heart thinking The routine is as much a part of the creative process as the lightening bold of inspiration, maybe more. And this routine is available to everyone. Twyla Tharp routine creative inspirational Playwrights have texts, composers have scores, painters and sculptors have the residue of those activities, and dance is traditionally an ephemeral, effervescent, here-today-gone-tomorrow kind of thing. Twyla Tharp dance gone inspirational Miloš Forman is a great director; Jim Brooks is a wonderful writer and director. Twyla Tharp brooks wonderful directors
