413 Quotes by Twyla Tharp

I read for growth, firmly believing that what you are today and what you will be in five years depends on two things: the people you meet and the books you read.

A tough manager will have realistic quotas for his employees that he keeps to himself and aggressively stretch quotas, anywhere from ten percent higher to a lot more, which he imposes on his staff. If his people miss the stretch numbers but exceed the realistic goals, he's happy. If he's a superb manager, he knows how far they can stretch without breaking.

My own physicality, not an abstract idea, makes me a choreographer.

The thing about creativity is, people are going to laugh at it. Get over it.

Unfortunately, I think we've probably all had the experience that if we're in a relationship where one of the partners is doing it 'my' way, that relationship is not going to survive.

In the end all collaborations are love stories.

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 who this dancer is right now, at this exact moment in time. I live inside them in a way.

Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art.

I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission, and that's what I set out to do.