American - Director | October 4, 1941 -
The reason you work as an artist is to stay open and ask questions.
Robert Wilson
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Some years ago, I was invited to speak in Houston, Texas. They said I was a founder of 'postmodern theatre'. So I said to my office, 'This is ridiculous for me to go and speak about postmodern theatre when I don't know what it means, but... they're paying me a lot of money, so I'll go.'
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I had no idea I was going to have a career in the theater. I did not plan it.
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In Europe, unlike the States, they have a cultural policy.
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I think that opera in Europe is 30 years ahead of America. There is a broader range of material presented to the public. They value contemporary opera.
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Sometimes, when we're very, very still, we're more aware of movement than when we make a lot of movement outwardly.
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My work has always dealt with a kind of space that allows one to daydream.
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My work is formal, not based on psychology.
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I'm supposed to be the guy who hates naturalism.
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By giving the leadership to the private sector in a capitalistic society, we're going to measure the value of art by how many products we can sell.
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One of the few things that will remain of this time is what artists are doing. They are the journal and the diary of our time.
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I'm an artist, not a philosopher.
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