“When I say I can see through clothes, sometimes I try to use it as an ...” — Twyla Tharp Quote

“When I say I can see through clothes, sometimes I try to use it as an X-ray vision to look into the dancer and see who this dancer is right now, at this exact moment in time. I live inside them in a way.”

“Well, Mozart is extraordinary not only in that he became virtuoso along the lines of his father, but that he had that compositional gift, that melodic gift. By the time he was four, he was doing piano concertos with harmony in the background.”

“Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is the result of good work habits.”

“I told Celine Dion not to record that 'Titanic' song. That's about as big as you can get. 'Flashdance?' I thought, 'Welder by day, disco dancer by night - who wants to see that?'”

“I'm a pretty decent tap dancer. I enjoy all types of dancing, actually.”

“I was a go-go dancer, too. I called myself 'Grace Mendoza' to fool my parents.”