“The creative process is not controlled by a switch you can simply turn...” — Alvin Ailey Quote

“The creative process is not controlled by a switch you can simply turn on or off; it's with you all the time.”

“My lasting impression of Truman Capote is that he was a terribly gentle, terribly sensitive, and terribly sad man.”

“It will take very sophisticated marketing to achieve our aim of bringing more black people into the theater.”

“I'm interested in putting something on stage that will have a very wide appeal without being condescending; that will reach an audience and make it part of the dance; that will get everybody in the theater.”

“I wanted to explore black culture, and I wanted that culture to be a revelation.”

“Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff.”

“Time’s violence rends the soul; by the rent eternity enters.”

“You must decide your future before time decides in your behalf.”

“I've wasted all those yesterdays and am completely out of tomorrows”

“I was wearing black clothes almost from the beginning. I feel comfortable in black. I felt like black looked good onstage, that it was attractive, so I started wearing it all the time.”

“If you had every color and palette and any size canvas you'd want, it'd kind of feel overwhelming and you wouldn't make anything particularly inspiring. But I think by restricting yourself, you can kind of force your brain to work in different ways and have a really fun time doing it.”

“Time doesn't stop or give warning. It simply ticks along, marking time, ignoring humanity.”