I usually stay in on Sunday nights. I'm not much of a party person. Robert Wilson nightpartyperson Change image and share on social
Some years ago, I was invited to speak in Houston, Texas. They said I was a founder of 'postmodern theatre'. So I said to my office, 'This is ridiculous for me to go and speak about postmodern theatre when I don't know what it means, but... they're paying me a lot of money, so I'll go.' Robert Wilson agofounderhouston share on social
What was very interesting to me about Clementine Hunter's work is that she couldn't read or write, and she has recorded history of the plantation life and the southern part of the U.S. - the cotton harvests, pecan picking, washing clothes, funerals, marriages - in pictures. Robert Wilson clementineclothecotton share on social
Actors always start with the voice and language. That's wrong. They should start with the body. The body is an actor's most important resource. Robert Wilson actorbodyimportant Change image and share on social
My theater is slow and calm, yet my life is fast and hectic, going in all directions. Robert Wilson calmdirectionfast Change image and share on social
Everything in Wagner's work - the music, the acting, the staging - stemmed from the text. Everything served to interpret the text. Robert Wilson actinterpretmusic Change image and share on social
I think that in my plays you can come in for 20 minutes and get something out of it. I'd like to do a play that would run for days. I don't think time is that important. Nature doesn't hurry the sky, the changing clouds and sunsets. Robert Wilson changecloudday share on social
I grew up in a town where there were no galleries, no museums, no theaters - a very religious, ultraconservative community. Robert Wilson communitygallerygrow Change image and share on social
I did a masterclass at the Juilliard and asked the students, 'Can you stand?' 'Sure.' 'Can you walk?' 'Sure.' They couldn't. They had never really thought about it. Robert Wilson askjuilliardmasterclass Change image and share on social
Sometimes, when we're very, very still, we're more aware of movement than when we make a lot of movement outwardly. Robert Wilson awarelotmake Change image and share on social