Tammaru’s office looked like NASA’s control room designed by Donald Trump.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent.

Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways.

Our ability to grow is directly proportional to an ability to entertain the uncomfortable.

Life is spectacular. Forget the dark things. Take a drink and let time wash them away to where ever time washes away to.

No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection that's both painstaking and rewarding. And it takes time.

If you only do what you know and do it very, very well, chances are that you won't fail. You'll just stagnate, and your work will get less and less interesting, and that's failure by erosion

You don't get into the mood to create – it's discipline.

Life is about moving, it’s about change. And when things stop doing that they’re dead.

More often than not I've found, a rut is a consequence of sticking to tried and tested methods that don't take into account how you or the world has changed.

Tell me you're sorry.Tell me you don't hate me enough to hurt me this way.

One reason sin flourishes is that it is treated like a cream puff instead of a rattlesnake.

The gift of intuition may bless you with powerful symbols that convey feelings, energy and emotions beyond what words could ever express.

Storytelling is storytelling. You still play by the same narrative rules. The technology is completely different. I don't use one piece of technology that I used when I started directing.

Every moment wasted looking back, keeps us from moving forward.

While he lives, he must think; while he thinks, he must dream.

She who loves roses must be patient and not cry out when she is pierced by thorns.

I've turned down lots and lots of work. Things that could have made me some money.

Today is the tomorrow you were promised yesterday.

Rooms should be timeless.