To think of criticism as a conversation is to think of it as a social act, something that puts you in touch with other people who may think the way you do.

a masterpiece doesn't so much transcend its time as perpetuate it; it keeps its moment alive.

Style consists in maintaining a convincing reality all through a piece. It's like wearing a garment that looks as if it might have been made for you even if it wasn't.

Writing is the process by which you explain to yourself what happened to you.

Why are men impersonating women funny while women impersonating men are not? It is a matter of gravity. A heavy thing trying to become lighter is automatically funnier than a light thing trying to become heavy.

Good choreography fuses eye, ear and mind.

True genius doesn't fulfill expectations, it shatters them.