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Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art.
Twyla Tharp
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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
Ballet Dancer
Choreographer
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Portland
Indiana
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More quotes by Twyla Tharp
You don't get into the mood to create – it's discipline.
Twyla Tharp
Art is running away without ever leaving home.
Twyla Tharp
In terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that I had access to had that power over me. Maybe it's simply because I wasn't that committed to geometry.
Twyla Tharp
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.
Twyla Tharp
I had always seen myself as a star I wanted to be a galaxy.
Twyla Tharp
Whom the gods wish to destroy, they give unlimited resources.
Twyla Tharp
I've survived inattention. I hope to God I survive attention.
Twyla Tharp
Miloš Forman is a great director Jim Brooks is a wonderful writer and director.
Twyla Tharp
That's what improvising is like for me. There's no tollbooth between my impulse and my action.
Twyla Tharp
I never studied with Balanchine, but his work was very important to me.
Twyla Tharp
Obligation is a flimsy base for creativity, way down the list behind passion, courage, instinct, and the desire to do something great.
Twyla Tharp
The more you know, the better you can imagine.
Twyla Tharp
Don’t sign on for more problems than you must. Resist the temptation to involve yourself in other people’s zones of expertise and responsibility. Monitor troublesome situations if you need to, but don’t insert yourself unless you’re running out of time and a solution is nowhere in sight. In short, stifle your inner control freak.
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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.
Twyla Tharp
Traveling the paths of greatness, even in someone else's footprints, is a vital means to acquiring skill.
Twyla Tharp
When I'm in the studio, when I'm warm, when I'm what people call improvising, I feel a very special connection. I feel the most right. I don't want to become too mystic about this, but things feel as though they're in the best order at that particular moment.
Twyla Tharp
Solitude is an unavoidable part of creativity. Self-reliance is a happy by-product.
Twyla Tharp
More often than not I've found, a rut is a consequence of sticking to tried and tested methods that don't take into account how you or the world has changed.
Twyla Tharp
Creativity requires quite a lot of faith - not just in yourself but also in the knowledge that you have the right to proceed, even when you may not know exactly what you're doing.
Twyla Tharp
While most people in the arts think they have to be constantly looking forward to be edgy and creative....the real secret of creativity is to go back and remember.
Twyla Tharp