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Every work of art needs a spine – an underlying theme, a motive for coming into existence. It doesn't have to be apparent to the audience. But you need it at the start of the creative process to guide you and keep you going.
Twyla Tharp
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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
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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!
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Failing, and learning from it, is necessary. Unil you've done it, you're missing an important piece of your creative arsenal.
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Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits.
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One clear difference between art and commercial work is that commercial work is exploitive: the work may be high quality but the intention is to sell product or tickets. Art exists with or without ticket sales.
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I don't think that scheduling is uncreative. I think that structure is required for creativity.
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