Mark Morris Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“It never occurred to me that I'd have a dance company.”

“Some people only work to recorded music because it's so reliable and exactly the same every time, which is exactly why I don't.”

“The one reason people don't take dance seriously is because a lot of choreographers don't take dance seriously.”

“I love the way in which I make up dances. It's a complicated way and the product is usually clear. Clear and simple. I don't need everybody to know that there are all of these fabulous things going on. If you CAN see it, that's wonderful.”

“No dance has ever turned out the way I thought it would, because I trust enough that I can start something with some ideas and then it takes itself somewhere.”

“I never eat standing up, I never eat in front of the refrigerator. I treat myself very formally with meals. I don't watch TV or read. It's a little bit of a ritual, and it's more enjoyable.”

“Audiences don't want to see the kind of self-indulgent, boring dance that is so prevalent today.”

“'Elitist' doesn't need to mean wealthy and conservative; it can also mean specialised and rarefied, and that's no bad thing.”

“I can read music, but I have no technique, and singing was never an option even though I sang a lot growing up.”

“I didn't go to a conservatoire, and I have certain low opinions of certain aspects of the conservatory experience.”