Inga Muscio Quotes

I work grief and sadness out of my body when I dance, and I bring in joy and rhythm.

I find myself at my best when I am dancing.

Even if I'm sad, dancing is a way to let stuff out.

Words are tears that have been written down. Tears are words that need to be shed. Without them, joy loses all its brilliance and sadness has no end.

The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.

I guess writing is a kind of therapy in the sense that there are things you need to say and you say them, and better out than in.

Dancing is my obsession. My life.

When you are a kid, you find so much comfort in dancing. I was comforted.

Some of my happiest moments have been dancing.

I would be a very sad person if I didn't have dance in my life. However I can, whatever I do, I just feel a lot of joy. Even if I am sad, if you take me to a rehearsal hall, I will automatically become happy.

Oh yeah, dancing's part of my soul. I enjoy it, it makes people happy, and it makes me happy.

I like when the song starts to take over and you feel like you have to dance more than write.

Acting can be an amazingly cathartic thing - especially for young girls.

It can be really powerful to write something when you're sad.

People think my work is therapeutic. I don't see it that way. It's not like I'm saving money from a weekly therapy visit by writing down my life.

Dance is the only thing that makes me feel good.

The only thing that's helped me get through some really hard times was just being able to write and express - it's very cathartic for me. I'm hoping that, by writing and performing for other people, it affects them the same way.

I can honestly say, after talking about my mom passing away, I got the biggest weight off of my chest. Comedy is my therapy. That's how I deal with my problems, my personal battles. I talk about it. I give it to my fans. When they laugh at it, it's a release, for lack of a better word.

It's good to actually cry. Trust me, I've had a lot of practice over the years!

I know I always say my occupation is not dancing, but dancing is in my heart, dancing makes me feel good.

When I write, it's purging for me. It's a therapeutic process.

My parents' divorce left me with a lot of sadness and pain and acting, and especially humour, was my way of dealing with all that.

I dance because it makes me want to explode.

Certainly tears are given to us to use. Like all good gifts, they should be used properly.