“'Bum's Rush' is a piece about timing, and everything that's in the pie...” — Twyla Tharp Quote

“'Bum's Rush' is a piece about timing, and everything that's in the piece needs to be with the piece. If people are missing, or marking, or unable to use their voices, the impulses that prompt the action are lost, and its logic crumbles.”

“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.”

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

“I'm a great bum, and I'm a pretty good director.”

“Everyone has areas they're not comfortable with, and mine are my bum, thighs, and legs.”

“As a cop, I dealt with every kind of bum and criminal. They all have more integrity than some Hollywood people.”