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Quote by Peter Weiss

“The important thing is to pull yourself up by your own hair to turn yourself inside out and see the whole world with fresh eyes.”

Book:Marat/Sade ; The Investigation ; and The Shadow of the Body of the Coachman

Work

Marat/Sade ; The Investigation ; and The Shadow of the Body of the Coachman

This volume includes three plays that delve into complex issues such as the impact of historical events on mental health, the psychological effects of power dynamics, and the exploration of identity and perception. more

Author

Peter Weiss

Peter Weiss was a German-born writer known for his profound literary works and his focus on social issues. His works spanned various forms including drama, novels, and poetry, many of which were characterized by their critical and philosophical nature. more

“Against Nature's silence I use action In the vast indifference I invent a meaning I don't watch unmoved I intervene and say that this and this are wrong and I work to alter them and improve them The important thing is to pull yourself up by your own hair to turn yourself inside out and see the whole world with fresh eyes”

World Important Whole Use Eye Action Turns Silence Watches Hair Important Things Whole World Indifference

Book:Peter Weiss' The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat: As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade [a Play]

Source: Peter Weiss' The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat: As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade [a Play]

“All women need makeup. Don't let anybody tell you different. The only woman who was pretty enough to go without makeup was Elizabeth Taylor and she wore a ton.”

Needs Different Enough Makeup Without Makeup

Book:August

Source: August

“The window shades have all been removed. Nighttime is now free to encroach.”

Window Shade Nighttime

Book:August

Source: August

“I mean there’s a certain finality about a movie, when it’s done it’s done – that raised eyebrow in that moment will always be that raised eyebrow. Whereas a play only lives as a blueprint for a performance on any given night. There’s a reason you can eat popcorn and watch a movie and you can’t do that in the theatre. Theatre you have to lean in, you have to tune your ear to the stage and participateI respond to heat. And blood. And humanity. The cold experience is not for me. I’ve always enjoyed all the real people in a room together in the theatre.”