I realized that I had to be honest about where I was, where I was coming from, and what I was trying to do. Richard Foreman comehonestrealize Change image and share on social
Which implies that the real issue in art is the audience's response. Now I claim that when I make things, I don't care about the audience's response, I'm making them for myself. But I'm making them for myself as audience, because I want to wake myself up. Richard Foreman artaudiencecare share on social
If I wasn't in the theater, I would be a hermit. Richard Foreman hermittheater Change image and share on social
I've been trying to figure out for at least the last 10 years how to force myself into something more risky. Richard Foreman figureforcehave Change image and share on social
All the dialogue on tape, and we'd play the tape in performance. Then I thought it'd be interesting if the actor's repeated what they heard on the tape, but at a slower speed, so we'd get a web of language. Richard Foreman actordialoguehear share on social
I acted in junior high in the junior high school group, and then when I got into senior high I was, you know, the main actor of the senior high school. Richard Foreman actactorgroup Change image and share on social
Now, when I started my theater, the modus operandi was having the actors stare right into the audience. Richard Foreman actoraudiencemodus Change image and share on social
It's true, I don't like the real world. Richard Foreman realtrueworld Change image and share on social
My play is the ultimate expression of my feeling of the twilight of Western civilization. Richard Foreman civilizationexpressionfelt Change image and share on social
Because even at the age of fifteen, I used to go see all the Broadway shows and feel that they were sentimental, that they were pandering to the audience and trying to manipulate the audience. I had no use for practically any of the shows that were hits. Richard Foreman ageaudiencebroadway share on social
