Richard Eyre Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Art is about the 'I' in life not the 'we', about private life rather than public. A public life that doesn't acknowledge the private is a life not worth having.”

“There is in our society a gulf opening up, a kind of cultural apartheid, between those who are brought up to feel our national culture is theirs, to take ownership of it, and enjoy the privileges of that, and those who are completely disfranchised, those - for example - who will never be taken to the theatre to see Shakespeare.”

“I'm the classic example of alienation: I grew up in a middle-class household without art or books. I was going to be a chemical engineer until I went to the theatre for the first time at 16 and was blown away by it.”

“I was a chronically shy child. That kernel of my younger self is still there, but I've developed mechanisms to deal with it.”

“There are those who leave without our needing to detain them; we have said all there is to say.”

“Balance is the enemy of art.”

“Don't ever be afraid to ask any question.”

“Governments have always been wary of the arts because they're wayward and ambiguous and because they deal with feelings rather than facts.”

“I resent all organised religions.”

“You can't be minimalist as a director until you have acquired the experience and confidence to say no.”