413 Quotes by Twyla Tharp

But obligation, I eventually saw, is not the same as commitment, and it’s certainly not an acceptable reason to stick with something that isn’t working.

Do them anyway – you can never spend enough time on the basics.

That’s what improvising is like for me. There’s no tollbooth between my impulse and my action.

Better an imperfect dome in Florence than cathedrals in the clouds.

The blank space can be humbling. But I’ve faced it my whole professional life. It’s my job. It’s also my calling. Bottom line: Filling this empty space constitutes my identity.

Mastery is an elusive concept. You never know when you achieve it absolutely and it may not help you to feel you’ve attained it. We can recognize it more readily in others than we can in ourselves. We have to discover our own definition of it.

I’m not one who divides music, dance or art into various categories. Either something works, or it doesn’t.

I can’t emphasize this idea enough. Getting involved with your collaborator’s problems almost always distracts you from your own. That can be tempting. That can be a relief. But it usually leads to disaster.

To make real change, you have to be well anchored – not only in the belief that it can be done, but also in some pretty real ways about who you are and what you can do.