I have never had a problem with people not being able to understand the words and the meanings in Titus. Julie Taymor meaningpeopleproblem Change image and share on social
We took Beowulf, the epic poem in Old English, and put it right together with John Gardner's contemporary retelling. If you bring it into today, we really feel that it has something very fresh to say now. Julie Taymor beowulfbringcontemporary share on social
Americans in particular are myopic. They're not traveling as much. When you were a college student, the next thing you would do on graduation was to take a year off and travel. That's what I did. I went to Indonesia. Julie Taymor americancollegegraduation share on social
People will justify whatever for a good cause. Julie Taymor goodjustifypeople Change image and share on social
You know, I went to Oberlin. At that time, grades were - you elected to have them or not. It was all of that era where grades were out the window. But I did very well in school. I didn't really study the arts; I practiced the arts. Julie Taymor artelectera share on social
I'm not going to spend two years on a film or four years on an opera if I don't feel like I can put my own self into it. That doesn't mean it has to be about myself. Julie Taymor feelfilmopus Change image and share on social
I really do believe that if you don't challenge yourself and risk failing, that it's not interesting. Julie Taymor challengefailinterest Change image and share on social
I have directed good actors and have gone through the process which is more detailed in theater in a way. You have to get people to stay for two or three hours in a performance. They need more talk and rehearsal than in films. Julie Taymor actordetaildirect share on social
When I was thinking about The Lion King, I said, we have to do what theater does best. What theater does best is to be abstract and not to do literal reality. Julie Taymor abstractkinglion Change image and share on social
And I just think that to introduce an unknown Shakespeare is thrilling, too - not to do Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet, to do the richer Shakespeare. People will come to this and not know the story. Julie Taymor hamletintroducejuliet Change image and share on social
