Alonzo King

"So many dancers feel that what they look like is more important than who they are. This is a real danger for dancers who focus for years on appearances and think of themselves as merely a body."

- Alonzo King

"To change the world, you must first change yourself. And baby, that’s hard enough."

- Alonzo King

"The artistic path is a fearless occupation."

- Alonzo King

"The purpose of art is higher than art. What we are really interested in are masterpieces of humanity."

- Alonzo King

"Style is an afterthought, not something that is preconceived. If I’m digging for diamonds in a mine, the maze that I’ve dug, which might look interesting, is just an aftereffect of all the digging, nothing more. The Buddhists say, “Look.” But we get hung up staring at the finger instead of where it’s pointing."

- Alonzo King

"The world loves a clone and a good knock-off. It cheats the artist… In the obsession for technical wizardry, people disappear; and if your voice isn’t present in a relationship, you don’t matter."

- Alonzo King

"The deep art… That’s the part that has to be guarded like a miser would his money… Like a dope addict would his dope… Like a lover with their love."

- Alonzo King

"Be IN it. Get drunk in the moment."

- Alonzo King