Judith Jamison Quotes

I like to tell stories through dancing and singing.

Each dancer has a different dialect that they speak.

I make dance music because I love to dance. But I want to think at the same time.

When I was young, I couldn't think about ballet because I had to focus on my own field. But once you secure your own performance area, you can indulge yourself in different territories. Fashion is one. And ballet is absolutely a fantasy, because it deals with the bodies in a different way.

The world of dance is a charmed place. Some people like to inhabit it, others to behold it; either way it is rewarding.

My philosophy is that I'm an artist. I perform an art not with a paint brush or a camera. I perform with bodily movement. Instead of exhibiting my art in a museum or a book or on canvas, I exhibit my art in front of the multitudes.

Dance is one of the most revealing art forms.

Dance has been a big passion for me.

Obviously I always wanted to do a contemporary piece.

For me, a dancer is part of an artist's entertainment - 'backup dancer' isn't even in my vocabulary.

Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.

I'm very interested in dance, and I'm very interested in how people express themselves through movement. And of course, cinema is a kinetic art form. It's almost the point of cinema - it's time-based and movement-based.

I like to express myself fully with my body, with my language, with my voice, and through directing.

I try to convey the musical notes through dance, take on the music.

Thank God for jazz. It gave black women what film and theater gave white women: a well-lighted space where they could play with roles and styles, conduct esthetic experiments and win money and praise.

Pure dance form is not dying.

I am lucky to be a film director. I can create, express. It proves that I am still alive and the Khmer Rouge did not succeed in destroying me.

I was very happy with the success of 'Noise/Funk,' but of course, there is a lot more that I have to say about the dance, about the history, about the people involved with the dance and their history.

Dance is a great way to express yourself.

When people give me the choice to either sing or dance, I'd rather dance than sing.

I was first introduced to dancing through the TV: I remember watching ballet, jazz and ballroom dancing when I was very little. But I felt no connection with it whatsoever: it was just like watching a Tom and Jerry cartoon.

I am more expressive when I dance.

There are many things I love about my job! For instance, as a creative outlet, there's no better way to express myself than through choreography and physical movement.

I have always wanted to tell stories. Even as a classical dancer, I revel in telling stories through my dance.

I did jazz dance for a few years.