What we hold in our heads - our memory, our feelings, our thoughts, our sense of our own history - is the sum of our humanity. Richard Eyre feelingheadhistory Change image and share on social
I've always believed that you write to discover what you think. On most subjects, if I'm asked what do I think about them, I'd say I don't know, I'll have to write them down. Richard Eyre askbelievediscover Change image and share on social
Maybe we slip so easily into blaming our parents - you're perpetually a child and they're perpetually a parent and you long to balance the equation, but it can only be balanced posthumously. Richard Eyre balanceblamechild Change image and share on social
I resent all organised religions. Richard Eyre organisereligionresent Change image and share on social
Naming a baby is an act of poetry, for many people the only creative moment of their lives. Richard Eyre actbabycreative Change image and share on social
I am interested in the gap between what people say and what they think - the undiscovered world of people's lives. Lives of quiet desperation. Richard Eyre desperationgapinterest Change image and share on social
If the arts are held up solely as a means of social insight, fantasy is denied the chance to be commonplace and reality the chance to be exotic. Richard Eyre artchancecommonplace Change image and share on social
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. Richard Eyre alienationartblow share on social
I can't think of anyone I admire who isn't fuelled by self-doubt. It's an essential ingredient. It's the grit in the oyster. Richard Eyre admiredoubtessential Change image and share on social