“Theatre artists are essentially sort of charlatans and thieves, I mean that's the tradition that we come from, so I have absolutely no, I make no bones about the fact that I steal from here and I take from there, and we all do it, that's perfectly all right, that's the nothing, there's nothing new in the world, there's nothing actually new in the way that you do something, but the point is is how do you take something and use it to articulate what is essentially a core of any given theatrical production.” WorldWayMeanFactsUseArtistGivenTraditionProductionsBonesTheatreCoreStealingThievesTheatricalNothing NewCharlatans Author:Simon McBurney
“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 mean I'm talking about playing games, about imagining other people, and it's part of the way that it helps you actually see the world.” PeopleWorldWayMeanHelpingGamesTalkingTheatrePlaying Games Author:Simon McBurney
“The only way that you can keep moving forward, finding other ways of expressing things about this increasingly complicated world that we live in, is by listening and observing not only to life around you but to the other people who are in the room. It's not about a sort of, you know, a sense that you have to be democratic about these things, it's a question of creativity that the process of making theatre is a collaborative process, and it is not in, it is not a question of, you know, I have no interest in paying lip service to it, for me it's absolutely fundamental.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayMovingProcessInterestRoomsCreativityListeningFindingsFundamentalsDemocraticLipsComplicatedTheatreMoving ForwardObservingKeep MovingKeep Moving ForwardLip ServiceComplicated World Author:Simon McBurney
“Infinity is a way to describe the incomprehensible to the human mind. In a way it notates a mystery. That kind of mystery exists in relationships. A lifetime is not enough to know someone else. It provides a brief glimpse.” KnowsWayMindHumansKindEnoughMysteryLifetimeTheatreHuman MindInfinityGlimpse 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
