Reading, conversation, environment, culture, heroes, mentors, nature – all are lottery tickets for creativity. Scratch away at them and you’ll find out how big a prize you’ve won.

When you're in a rut, you have to question everything except your ability to get out of it.

I do everything I know how in a dance.

In terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that I had access to had that power over me. Maybe it's simply because I wasn't that committed to geometry.

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.

Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits.

Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits. That's it in a nutshell ... In order to be creative you have to know how to prepare to be creative.