Twyla Tharp

And a performer who has done it the hard way has more range.

And when they work, you're going to be more interested in them because they're making more choices.

And an interesting artist is a choice maker, an interesting performer.

is always about making choice.

That's what will keep you focused on them.

If they're just doing what they think is going to win, you're going, really?

Even four years is like a promise.

you might want to think about working for no reward.

And after four years, you don't get anything other than the opportunity to continue.

Yeah, right.

Right, exactly.

Et cetera.

You're doing something for the right reasons, not to get something else.

understand something they need to understand excellence on their own terms not from outside but from inside i can do more i can do more that's what i'm interested in oh you like that not enough i want more just letting that really sink in i totally agree i'm just trying to think of the messaging that works for kids

Almost none.

I have a grandson, believe me.

Yes.

Yes, because my mother was a concert pianist and she wasn't able to, the war came and she started teaching to help support the family.

And in a way, I think I was aware of the sacrifice that she had made, but I also heard the level of excellence from the time I was a

Teeny-itsy-bitsy, I went to her lesson, she'd continue, and I heard the practicing.