Top 138 Quotes by Twyla Tharp

The ultimate point of a piece for me is that it drives the next one. Does it open new doors? That's the success of a piece.

I've always felt compelled to explore range, because, as far as I know, we're only here once. So let's see how much we can encompass.

My own physicality, not an abstract idea, makes me a choreographer.

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

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

In circuses, there is a lot of magic. Things become other things.

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.

The formal education that I received made little sense to me.

Critics should be looked at simply as commentators.

I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching.