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
I never studied theatre; I learned it by doing it. If I had studied theatre, I would not be making the kind of theatre I am making. Robert Wilson kindlearnmake Change image and share on social
When works get too intellectual, they lose their intensity. Robert Wilson intellectualintensitylose Change image and share on social
The reason you work as an artist is to stay open and ask questions. Robert Wilson artistopenquestion Change image and share on social
I think mystery... allows us time to dream. Robert Wilson dreammysterytime Change image and share on social
New York is very provincial. They're very cut-off; they don't have an awareness of so much that is going on in the world. Robert Wilson awarenesscutprovincial Change image and share on social
Increasingly, I find myself drawn to classic forms - to Euripides, Shakespeare and grand opera. Robert Wilson classicdraweuripides 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