3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Twyla Tharp I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission. Posterity deals with us however it sees fit. But I gave it 20 years of my best shot.
3 December 2020 Twyla Tharp The only thing I fear more than change is no change. The business of being static makes me nuts.
3 December 2020 Twyla Tharp Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism.
3 December 2020 Twyla Tharp My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about education, which was: you should know everything about everything. It was quite simple. There was no exclusivity, and there really was no judgment.
