The Unique Must Be Fulfilled.

People Have Asked Me Why I Chose To Be A Dancer. I Did Not Choose. I Was Chosen To Be A Dancer, And With That, You Live All Your Life.

I Use The Words Gods And Goddesses Principally, I Think, To Mean Beautiful Bodies - Bodies That Are Absolute Instruments. And I Believe In Discipline, I Believe In A Very Definite Technique.

In 1980, A Well-meaning Fundraiser Came To See Me And Said, "miss Graham, The Most Powerful Thing You Have Going For You To Raise Money Is Your Respectability." I Wanted To Spit. Respectable! Show Me Any Artist Who Wants To Be Respectable.

Theater Used To Be A Verb; It Used To Be An Act. But Nowadays It Is Just A Noun. It Is A Place.

You See, When Weaving A Blanket, An Indian Woman Leaves A Flaw In The Weaving Of That Blanket To Let The Soul Out.