Paul Taylor Quotes & Sayings

If dance wasn't in my life, it wouldn't be worth living. — Paul Taylor

I like to do cover songs if I really love them, I have to love the song first. — Paul Taylor

A lot of people are doing something about their weight, but by their own reckoning, it isn't enough to get the results they want. — Paul Taylor

Ford can't sell trucks currently, and GM is not selling as many cars as it would like to. That is a problem of product and pricing, not a systemic problem of abandonment by consumers. — Paul Taylor

I grew up in Denver, Colorado. After high school I went to Vegas. — Paul Taylor

I want to lift the audience to the miraculous in human nature. After all, we shouldn't be here, with all the odds against us in nature. It's kind of unusual and wonderful! — Paul Taylor

I want to build a studio in my backyard. The interest rates are low now, so who knows. — Paul Taylor

My sound is very smooth. Not to be to cliche, but really sensual and sultry. — Paul Taylor

I must confess to generally hating sections entitled "how to read this book" and so
on. I feel that, if I bought it, I should be able to read it any way I damn well please!
Nevertheless, I feel some guidelines may be useful. — Paul Taylor

Paul's Law: You can't fall off the floor. — Paul Taylor

In those days he seemed to be a nice old gentleman, and his existence always served practical purposes, such as when I was accused of misconduct, for then I could shift the blame to him by saying, "Old Tacet did it." Naturally, no one would believe me, this being a last-ditch effort to avoid the hairbrush. If my mother were alive today, she'd laugh at me for still fantasizing - yet it's the truth.
Even now, whenever necessary, I still summon forth the old geezer - in theater programs, for example, to credit him for costumes that I've designed, ones for which I prefer not getting the hook. Yes, he's another of my names: the unlikely but lovely and perfectly logical — Paul Taylor

Most dancers I know, especially the talented and successful ones, seem to possess [my dog's] knack for living moment to moment. You see, their idea of time is related to those infinitely short moments when they are onstage being their superselves. — Paul Taylor

I get like a melody that comes up and I try to write it down or record it. Hum it into a tape recorder or write it down on some manuscript paper. It could happen at any time, on the road or off the road, but mostly, you know, at home. — Paul Taylor

I know I can't do everything myself. So I know I specialize in my melodies and I do some of my demo work. I pass it on to my producers who are much better at the production level. — Paul Taylor

If I didn't have the reverb I'd be an unhappy camper. So I want reverb in my monitor mix. Reverb and a good level in my monitor and I'm all set. — Paul Taylor

By the end of it, you never know how it's going to turn out. Hopefully if I pick the right songs and put the right melodies on it and all the collaboration works out. it's a win-win situation. — Paul Taylor

I don't really think about dance except just before rehearsals start. I put it off. I don't live my life thinking about dance. — Paul Taylor

Now my main goal is my solo career, so I want to keep doing that. — Paul Taylor