“Normally when people ask me what I do I say I'm an actor, and that's what I always wanted to be and that's the way I approach work even when I'm directing it.” PeopleWayWantedActorsAsksApproachTheatreAsk Me Author:Simon McBurney
“I suppose as an actor you become very sensitive to rhythm, not just rhythm as you look at it sort of from the, from the outside as a director might see it, but within yourself you become used to the idea of hearing your fellow actors, responding to them in space.” LooksIdeasMightUsedActorsSpaceDirectorsFellowsHearingTheatreRhythmSensitiveResponding Author:Simon McBurney
“The other, the other aspect when I say I'm an actor is that as an actor you make this imaginative leap into being somebody else, that's to say the muscle of the imagination is as important as any other of the muscles in your body, and so it is something about this instinct in space and time which for me I associate with being an actor rather than a director.” ImportantBodyActorsImaginationSpaceDirectorsAspectInstinctTheatreYour BodyMusclesLeapAssociatesTime And SpaceImaginative Author:Simon McBurney
“I had a teacher in Paris, who said that if an actor forgot what it's like to play as a child he shouldn't be an actor. I've always loved being with children. It's marvellous to see the fresh ways they see the world. Watching them look at a tree or a river helps you to understand something that's very important.” IfsWorldWayLooksChildrenSaidImportantPlayHelpingActorsTeacherTreeRiversTheatreParisMarvellous Author:Simon McBurney
