413 Quotes by Twyla Tharp

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.

No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection that’s both painstaking and rewarding. And it takes time.

There really is nothing I ever had access to that I didn’t appreciate.

You may wonder which came first: the skill or the hard work. But that’s a moot point. The Zen master cleans his own studio. So should you.

Without passion, all the skill in the world won’t lift you above craft. Without skill, all the passion in the world will leave you eager but floundering. Combining the two is the essence of the creative life.

Too much planning implies you’ve got it all under control. That’s boring, unrealistic, and dangerous.

I don’t think that scheduling is uncreative. I think that structure is required for creativity.

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

You’re only kidding yourself if you put creativity before craft.