413 Quotes by Twyla Tharp

My greatest fear in working is always the end. Lately I have taken to tricking myself into finishing by leaving a hole in the middle somewhere, then stitching the two pieces together - the Union Pacific approach.

The more you know, the better you can imagine.

I think a sense of humor will help get a girl out of a dark place.

Alone is a fact, a condition where no one else is around. Lonely is how you feel about that.

In order to be creative, you have to know how to prepare to be creative.

I learned very early that an audience would relax and look at things differently if they felt they could laugh with you from time to time. There's an energy that comes through the release of tension that is laughter.

Nobody likes to see that which they've invested in disappear from the face of the earth before they've even died. This is not cool. We can now see what the landmarks are.

Solitude is an unavoidable part of creativity. Self-reliance is a happy by-product.

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.