Diane Paulus Quotes & Sayings
35 most famous Diane Paulus quotes and sayings (director). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“In Elizabethan England or classical Athens... theater was at the center of, not culture, but society and politics and religion and civic engagement. Those things have a different audience.”
“Art cannot be looked at as an elite, sacred event anymore. It has to be embraced as an accessible, popular form, which is what I believe theater is at its roots.”
“For me, the reason why people go to a mountaintop or go to the edge of the ocean is to look at something larger than themselves. That feeling of awe, of going to a cathedral, it's all about feeling lost in something bigger than oneself. To me, that's the definition of spectacle.”
“I'm always interested in working with people who are good team players - that are selfless that way in their interests and dedication to the project.”
“I'm always interested in looking - historically - at how theater can animate history and how all of that can make us engage with our lives in an enriching way.”
“Look at where I lived! Four blocks from Lincoln Center. I used to play in the fountain. And then I started taking dance lessons. I was in 'The Nutcracker' for the N.Y. City Ballet when I was 8 and dancing in 'The Firebird' for George Balanchine when I was 9. Believe me, that's something you don't ever forget.”
“The musical theater is a glorious and distinctly American innovation in the history of theater.”
“Music is rhythm, and all theater is rhythm. It's about tempo and change and pulse, whether you're doing a verse play by Shakespeare or a musical.”
“I had this epiphany that I like the interaction with people. I wanted to make things happen at a grassroots level.”
“It's freeing to not be caught up in your own personal baggage.”
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