I was enchanted by the escape into that meticulous world that seemed real yet not... well, it seemed not real, but very detailed and meticulous, bizarre. Richard Foreman bizarredetailenchant 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
As I told you, from the time I was fifteen, I thought the theater was too much involved with actors trying to make the audience love them, being over emotional. Richard Foreman actoraudienceemotional Change image and share on social
From that time through the time I was a New Dramatist, when I was something like twenty-two, I saw absolutely everything in New York. Absolutely everything. Richard Foreman absolutelydramatisttime Change image and share on social
One does not devote one's life in art to shock an audience. Richard Foreman artaudiencedevote Change image and share on social
Quite the opposite. I might fall on my face, but I feel born again. Richard Foreman bearfacefall Change image and share on social
So I decided to start writing plays, and went to Yale. Richard Foreman decideplaystart 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
You know, actually, I went to Yale because I wanted to stay out of the army. Richard Foreman armystaywant Change image and share on social
What really happened was one day I decided to write a new kind of play. Richard Foreman daydecidehappen Change image and share on social
