“And I just think that to introduce an unknown Shakespeare is thrilling, too - not to do Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet, to do the richer Shakespeare. People will come to this and not know the story.” PeopleThinkingKnowsStoriesIntroducingThrillingJuliet Author:Julie Taymor
“A performance can have amazing visuals and special effects, but it has to tell a good story, even if that story isn't original.” IfsStoriesSpecialEffectsPerformancesOriginalsVisualsGood StorySpecial Effects Author:Julie Taymor
“We're really having a problem right now in our culture. I haven't seen one movie lately in which the story and visuals have been equally good.” Has BeensStoriesProblemCultureHavensRight NowVisuals Author:Julie Taymor
“It's how you tell the story that makes it new. That's what artists do. They let us look at the world from a different perspective. They let us look at birds in a way that makes us never see birds again in the same way. That's why I don't think computers are healthy for kids. They're too literal. You pop a button and a bluebird comes out. You pop another button and you can take the color blue and shove it into the outline of the bluebird.” ThinkingWorldWayLooksDifferentStoriesKidsArtistColorPerspectiveHealthyComputerBirdBluePopsButtonsLiteralOutlinesDifferent PerspectiveBluebirdColor Blue Author:Julie Taymor
“We have often been attracted to the story of the other, the outcast. And he and I just loved working together, so it just kept happening, and our relationship is completely bound up with our work. We enjoy each other's art.” ArtStoriesTogetherEnjoyRelationshipHappeningsBoundsWorking TogetherOur RelationshipOutcast Author:Julie Taymor
