I think by drawing, so I'll draw or diagram everything from a piece of furniture to a stage gesture. I understand things best when they're in graphics, not words. Robert Wilson diagramdrawfurniture Change image and share on social
I had dinner with Marlene Dietrich in the early 1970s. I went to pick her up and she had someone with her, a dreadful man. He was writing a book about her, and he said to her, 'You're so cold when you perform,' and she said, 'You didn't listen to the voice.' She said the difficulty was to place the voice with the face. Robert Wilson 1970sbookcold share on social
I start any work the same way. I start a rehearsal with silence. Robert Wilson rehearsalsilencestart Change image and share on social
I met a 13-year-old black child, Raymond, who had never been to school and had never learnt any words, yet it seemed to me that he was intelligent. It became apparent after a short period that Raymond thought in terms of visual signs and movements. Robert Wilson apparentblackchild share on social
When I was 12 years old, I went to Natchitoches, La.; it was summer vacation with my family. We visited a plantation, Melrose. And I met an Afro-American woman who was a painter. I already had some idea of what I wanted to do in life, and one of the things that interested me was painting. Robert Wilson afroamericanfamily share on social
I had no idea I was going to have a career in the theater. I did not plan it. Robert Wilson careerideaplan Change image and share on social
If you slow things down, you notice things you hadn't seen before. Robert Wilson noticeslowthing Change image and share on social
When you're playing King Lear, you have to have a little humour, or you will have no tragedy when the king dies. Robert Wilson humourkinglear Change image and share on social