413 Quotes by Twyla Tharp

There is obviously a power and a truth in action that doesn’t lie, which words easily can do.

I always find that the best collaborations are when you work with people that know what they’re doing, and you leave them alone to do it.

There’s nothing wrong with fear; the only mistake is to let it stop you in your tracks.

I am magnetically drawn to images, whether they’re paintings, photographs, film, or video. They are all lodestones of inspiration to me.

I was interested in becoming a show dancer, for which I tried, but I’m not tall enough.

I don’t believe in rushing and saying this is done and over with. That form of rebellion doesn’t make sense to me. I’ve always attempted to familiarize myself with the traditions, and consider that a responsibility of the artist.

Everyone has a talent. It’s simply a question of good discipline, of the good fortune to have an education that meshes with that talent, and a lot of luck.

I walk into a large white room. It’s a dance studio in midtown Manhattan. The room is clean, virtually spotless if you don’t count the thousands of skid marks and footprints left there by dancers rehearsing. Other than the mirrors, the boom box, the skid marks, and me, the room is empty.

If you only do what you know and do it very, very well, chances are that you won’t fail. You’ll just stagnate, and your work will get less and less interesting, and that’s failure by erosion.