There was still no likelihood that we could make a living from dance. We were doing it because we loved it… We realized how full we felt; we were surrounded by music and dancing and...

Lena Horne is the sweetest and most adorable woman in the world.

Its roots are in American Negro culture, which is part of the whole country’s heritage, … But the dance speaks to everyone. … Otherwise it wouldn’t work.

Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people.

I always want to have more dancers in my company.

Born To Be Alive.

I am trying to show the world that we are all human beings and that color is not important. What is important is the quality of our work.

If you live in the elite world of dance, you find yourself in a world rife with racism. Let’s face it.

All of these dancers are dancers who are on the verge of their careers, so to speak. They’re here to hone their artistry and make the transition from the classroom to the stage.

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

Money is a never-ending problem.

They’re all talented. They’re all special,

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

No matter what you write or choreograph, you feel it’s not enough.

One of the processes of your life is to constantly break down that inferiority, to constantly reaffirm that I Am Somebody.

My feelings about myself have been terrible.

Choreography is mentally draining, but there’s a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancers and the music.

I always want more.

One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people.

I’m attracted to long-legged girls with long arms and a little head.

Sometimes you feel bad about yourself when there’s no reason to.

In this business, life is one long fund-raising effort.

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

We still spend more time chasing funds than we do in the studio in creative work.

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

Nothing personal; I just don’t have people over.