Twyla Tharp Quotes
The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language.
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I don't avoid anything. In my songs I just choose to talk about certain things, and so yeah, there are some aspects of my character and personality that don't come out.
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There's a lot about the character. It doesn't always happen, but there are some characters you really create a relationship with, almost as if they were your friend. And you never get into their heads again or think like them.
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It was in India that I started my acting career, courtesy of my parents, long before I set foot on stage in England. They headed a company of travelling players performing Shakespeare up and down the land.
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I've never been jealous. I've never had to be.
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I believe to have been one of the rare drivers to have returned to Ferrari.
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I was trying to land an 18-year-old strapping first baseman from Blanco, Texas, population 200. His name was Willie Upshaw. It turned out there were only three scouts who knew about Willie - Dave Yocum and I working for the Yankees, and Al LaMacchia from the Atlanta Braves.
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Fashion is supposed to be light and not try too hard.
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When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
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What sense would it make or what would it benfit a physician if he discovered the origin of the diseases but could not cure or alleviate them?
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Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.
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It's possible for people to gain control of every facet of your life.
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I don't want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores romance on a new level would suit me.
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I've always played characters that were younger than myself.
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All ballet, all reading, all music. That was my world, my inner world.
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I believe that you should move and eat right.
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I'm very stubborn. I feel like I'm going to play this season.
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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so.
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I would like to leave you with a couple of thoughts:
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I like music that just gives you goose bumps.
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Make a list of the people in your 'choir'... If you're not on your own list, then you're doing something wrong.
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'Swan Lake' is the most difficult thing to portray for a female ballet dancer; it really requires such specific qualities of articulation, agility, strength, and the arm work is something that takes a lot of training.
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I was really creative. I started to dance very young. I loved to dance. I begged my mother to put me into dance classes, and finally, in third grade, she did. Tap and jazz, but not ballet.
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I wish I could speak Spanish, because it would be a lot easier to play more interesting roles.
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The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language.
