A single tree doesn't make a forest.
As artists, I think that one of the good qualities we have is that we're imaginative. We're resourceful. We like challenges.
That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and the inevitability of something.
I work in between the cracks, where the voice starts dancing, where the body starts singing, where theater becomes cinema.
I think about that "empty" space a lot. That emptiness is what allows for something to actually evolve in a natural way. I've had to learn that over the years - because one of the traps of being an artist is to always want to be creating, always wanting to produce.
When you start worrying about form, then you're not in the moment.
(There is) art that states the problems of society and wakes people up to make changes in their lives or in their communities,. . . art that offers an alternative, that demonstrates human behavior that can become a model for creativity, cooperation, freedom and playfulness, and. . . art that in itself provides glimpses of a larger consciousness or reflects upon the inexplicable.
We dont offer you any solutions necessarily but we definitely offer you a minute to escape.
I'm inspired by strong, courageous women. My mother is the definition of a self-sufficient, independent woman whom I have always looked up to. I also greatly admire incredible women like Aung San Suu Kyi, and human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was wrongfully imprisoned for 4 years in Iran, simply for giving a voice to the voiceless and defending the helpless. And I'm in awe of the young Pakistani student and activist, Malala Yousafzai, for her bravery and resilience in the face of brutal repression.
When my daughter was young, she thought all electronic signs were mine.
I knew my transformation was complete when Dr. Keyes asked, "How are you feeling today, Tandy?" and I responded "I'm not