American - Dancer | January 5, 1931 - December 1, 1989
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
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Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people.
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One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people.
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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.
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One of the processes of your life is to constantly break down that inferiority, to constantly reaffirm that I Am Somebody.
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Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff.
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I always want more.
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Money is a never-ending problem.
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No matter what you write or choreograph, you feel it's not enough.
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We still spend more time chasing funds than we do in the studio in creative work.
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If you live in the elite world of dance, you find yourself in a world rife with racism. Let's face it.
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Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancers and the music.
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