413 Quotes by Twyla Tharp

The notion of the hero as outsider, as alien, is forget it, over, done with. It’s not about being against society anymore. It’s about standing there, holding something up. It’s not pulling away.

Any comic is a tragic soul. Comedy is one of the things that allows one to survive. Particularly if one has been in the process of separating off the emotions, it’s one place you can process them.

Men and women are very different athletes, and frankly, I didn’t want to deal with the male potential.

You don’t get into the mood to create – it’s discipline.

I am fairly concise when I work and I work quickly because I think work is done better in a high gear than done our in a gear when everyone’s exhausted. Get focused, do it!

I don’t think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their bodies, because that’s where our bottom line is. And I know that they would make totally different decisions if they felt responsible simply for their own bodies.

I think that probably the moments of discovery do come from a place that is not totally organized. Order is something that we already know about. Discoveries are in a place we don’t already know about.

I don’t mean this, but I’m going to say it anyway. I don’t really think of pop art and serious art as being that far apart.

I’ve survived inattention. I hope to God I survive attention.