Best Katherine Dunham Quotes

You dance because you have to. Dance is an essential part of life that has always been with me. — Katherine Dunham

I used to want the words "She tried" on my tombstone. Now I want "She did it."
— Katherine Dunham

When you have faith in something, it's your reason to be alive and to fight for it. — Katherine Dunham

Frequently producers have partners that they never let the public know about. — Katherine Dunham

Go within every day and find the inner strength
so that the world will not blow your candle out. — Katherine Dunham

I have actually five honorary degrees. — Katherine Dunham

I always believed that if you set out to be successful, then you already were. — Katherine Dunham

I really think that aside from admiring my talent you really admire me as a person and as a woman. — Katherine Dunham

I wasn't concerned about the hardships because I always felt I was doing what I had to do, what I wanted to do and what I was destined to do. — Katherine Dunham

I am happy to know that my husband regards me as a woman and a person. — Katherine Dunham

You know, this isn't theatre like it used to be. — Katherine Dunham

A creative person has to # create . — Katherine Dunham

In knowing how to overcome little things, a centimeter at a time, gradually when bigger things come, you're prepared. — Katherine Dunham

From the moment I watched my first episode of 'Girls,' I have been a fan of Lena Dunham. — Katherine Schwarzenegger

If you dance, you dance because you have to. Every dancer hurts, you know. — Katherine Dunham

I don't think Ed Sullivan had anything to do with Carib Song. — Katherine Dunham