Alvin Ailey Quotes (24 Quotes)
- I am trying to show the world that we are all human beings and that color is not important. What is important is the quality of our work.
(Alvin Ailey)
- The creative process is not controlled by a switch you can simply turn on or off; it's with you all the time.
(Alvin Ailey)
- I'm attracted to long-legged girls with long arms and a little head.
(Alvin Ailey)
- Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancers and the music.
(Alvin Ailey)
- Born To Be Alive.
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- Its roots are in American Negro culture, which is part of the whole country's heritage, ... But the dance speaks to everyone. ... Otherwise it wouldn't work.
(Alvin Ailey)
- One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people.
(Alvin Ailey)
- All of these dancers are dancers who are on the verge of their careers, so to speak. They're here to hone their artistry and make the transition from the classroom to the stage.
(Alvin Ailey)
- One of the processes of your life is to constantly break down that inferiority, to constantly reaffirm that I Am Somebody.
(Alvin Ailey)
- Nothing personal; I just don't have people over.
(Alvin Ailey)
- I always want more.
(Alvin Ailey)
- My lasting impression of Truman Capote is that he was a terribly gentle, terribly sensitive, and terribly sad man.
(Alvin Ailey)
- In this business, life is one long fund-raising effort.
(Alvin Ailey)
- Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff.
(Alvin Ailey)
- My feelings about myself have been terrible.
(Alvin Ailey)
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