I don't mean this, but I'm going to say it anyway. I don't really think of pop art and serious art as being that far apart.

You're only kidding yourself if you put creativity before craft.

Whether it's a painter finding his way each morning to the easel, or a medical researcher returning daily to the laboratory, the routine is as much a part of the creative process as the lightning bolt of inspiration, maybe more.

I don't think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their bodies, because that's where our bottom line is. And I know that they would make totally different decisions if they felt responsible simply for their own bodies.

I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching.

I've always thought my creative life began the moment my mother called me Twyla.

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.