“My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about ed…” — Twyla Tharp

Walt Disney was a master of the human psychology. His sense of timing, sense of speed. In a sense, those cartoons are like Rorschach tests.

When I was a kid, the avant-garde to me was boring because it was just the flip side of being really successful.

What is music about? You can't listen to one era, one composer, and know what music is about.

I'm obviously always interested in the dancer who's an athlete and vice versa. I expect dancers to be in condition like an athlete is and to challenge themselves in the same way, to the same physical degree.