My work has always dealt with a kind of space that allows one to daydream. Robert Wilson daydreamdealkind Change image and share on social
There are schools teaching 'stage decoration' as a subject, and they actually call it that. I say: 'Burn those schools!' Robert Wilson burncalldecoration Change image and share on social
Most artists don't understand what they do, and I don't think we have to. Other people do that better - they understand what I do better than I do! Robert Wilson artistpeopleunderstand Change image and share on social
I've always thought abstractly - through theme and variations rather than narrative. Robert Wilson abstractlyhavenarrative Change image and share on social
I don't see anyone for the first hour and a half that I'm awake. I don't like to talk, and I don't like to hear any sounds. People know not to bother me! I use that time to read, and make lists and notes of things I have to do later in the day. Robert Wilson awakebotherday share on social
My tax dollar, which goes to New York State Council on the Arts, is by and large only spent to fund people from the state of New York! And you want to be the cultural capital of the world? Robert Wilson artcapitalcouncil Change image and share on social
As a very young man growing up in Texas, usually I got a shotgun or cowboy boots for Christmas. Robert Wilson bootchristmascowboy Change image and share on social
Light is architectural. It is sculptural. Robert Wilson architecturallightsculptural Change image and share on social
At the end of the 1960s, I was part of the downtown theatrical movement in New York that was making work in alleyways, garages, gyms, churches, non-traditional spaces. The idea was to get away from the illusion of the conventional theatre. But then I thought, what's wrong with illusion? Robert Wilson 1960salleywaychurch share on social
By giving the leadership to the private sector in a capitalistic society, we're going to measure the value of art by how many products we can sell. Robert Wilson artcapitalisticgive Change image and share on social