Playwright Quotes

For me, theater will always be very, very much alive, but not necessarily in the theatrical tradition.
I admire people who can spend every aspect of their life in one discipline and really go all the way. I feel the only way I could achieve some type of excellence is if I connect to other people, other disciplines.
I always thought I was more of a mommy's boy, because she was charming, talkative, a great storyteller. But as I dug back into my past, I realized I am exactly like my father on so many levels, although I never thought I inherited anything from him.
I am interested in suffering and, in particular, the Buddhist idea that in pain, you can find beauty.
I can't really define myself as a dramatist or as an actor or as someone who is interested in music.
I don't disagree with the critics often, and I'm not destroyed by bad criticism anymore. There comes a point when you go beyond it.
I don't think there is any kind of magic about what I do. All of the connections are there, somewhere in the subconscious or in the collective unconscious. If I let the elements speak to each other, then these coincidences will happen. And they do happen. They happen all the time.
I enjoy juggling four or five different projects in the air and finding connections and disconnections between them.
I find it very strange when people say that they are trying to solve 'Uncle Vanya' or find a solution for 'Henry V.' Plays aren't puzzles. They are about playing. But so much theatre has become about performing and acting rather than playing, which is a great pity because audiences are captivated by watching people play.
I had been warned by other directors that opera is hell. The singers don't want to do what you want.
I haven't become a satanist, but I am fascinated by the character of the devil.
I like doing very small, intimate things in the morning and then, in the afternoon, to be working on something in a big stadium.
I need to have many things cooking at the same time.
I never questioned if I was effeminate or not. That didn't matter in the theatre.
I never thought of my father when I was growing up. Truly. He was a strong, silent man who worked hard to support his family.
I never went through a gender identity problem, but I did with my sexuality.
I remember my first review in London said I was the next Peter Brook. I said: 'No way. I'm not Peter Brook. I don't have the maturity, the experience, the intelligence. Don't burden me.'
I studied as an actor at the theatre conservatoire in Quebec, but by the time I got to my third year, I was more interested in directing. There's more to it than helping actors get round a stage: it's a wonderful way of telling stories.
I think theatre must be an event, an experience, not compete with cinema. When people are able to download stories on Netflix, you need to give them a good reason to jump into the car and drive two hours. It has to be something you can only see in the theatre, and it has to be worth it.
I want to be surprised by life... I think that's more interesting.
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