Twyla Tharp Quotes

I'm making music that I love a lot, so to me, they're all the same; I love them all equally as much. It's like children. You don't pick a favorite, even if one goes to Harvard.

My songs are like my kids.

They have to exist or not in their own right. I mean, with kids, you don't say, 'Which is your favourite,' or 'Which did you enjoy bringing up the best?'

I consider all my songs as my children and I don't think any father gets tired of his children, otherwise he's not a good father.

I love all my albums... I use the metaphor they're like my children: some do better than others, but you love them all equally.

I'd hate to compare art to life but I think a movie is an entity of its own, and when it's done, you want everybody to like it like you want everybody to like your children.

Tap is still the central driving force of my life. I think and talk in dance.

It is entertainment; we mustn't forget that. Dance is entertainment. You can have the best technicians in the world, but they'll be boring to watch. It has to be about entertainment as well, but it's quality, grace.

One of the things that made Bob so unique and wonderful is that he had a genuine style, like Balanchine, like de Mille.

I'm proud when my dance numbers are spoken about for my expressions and steps.

Art - the beautiful thing about art, from my standpoint, is that it has no discrimination.

As a creative person, you never embark on something thinking it will be substandard.

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 just want to be a storyteller, and I think the way to do that is by your lyrics, by your visuals, by your choreography, by your dance. It's imperative as an artist.

I was a lucky, lucky boy to have the mom I had and the mom I have now.

The relationship between a mother and child is more than just give and take; it is magical.

My dad is my biggest fan.

We know how hard we've worked, we know how our choreography makes us feel empowered. We have our voices, which are incredible and kind of surpass anything else.

I've done lots of stuff, but it's rare for people to come up to you and be happy about the fact that it's been put out there, that it's something a bit different, something creative.

Every normal woman that is a mother will do everything for your baby to make sure he is happy. Every mother understands that the baby is only happy being with his or her mother.

My life now is about my heart going pitter-patter for my children.

I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission, and that's what I set out to do.

The peril of every fine faculty is the delight of playing with it for pride. Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character, and the greater it grows, the more is the mischief. Talent is mistaken for genius, a dogma or system for truth, ambition for greatness, ingenuity for poetry, sensuality for art.

Gilbert put his arm about them. 'Oh, you mothers!' he said. 'You mothers! God knew what He was about when He made you.

I think whatever you believe in affects whatever you express, whatever you create. It shapes your morality in some way. But I don't think that's something that you have to shove down people's throats. I'd rather keep it in the background, and I'd rather people came to the music in an unprejudiced way. I'm glad, in a sense, that most people don't know about me, what I do, much. I'd rather they hear the music, and then say, "I wonder what kind of person created this."