As an actor, it's much easier for me to get work in the movies because nobody knows who I am except for the work that I've done in another movie. I really enjoy that. Simon McBurney actoreasyenjoy Change image and share on social
I'm naturally attracted to something I don't understand because when you try to deal with something you don't understand, it opens a door into another world. Simon McBurney attractdealdoor Change image and share on social
Theatre is about the collective imagination... Everything I use on-stage is driven by the subject matter and what you might call the text - but that text can be anything, from a fragment of movement or music to something you see on a TV. Simon McBurney callcollectivedrive share on social
I was keen to stage 'Faust,' although I find Goethe's 'Faust' indigestible. Simon McBurney faustfindgoethe Change image and share on social
Living in France while the Falklands War was going on, I felt a profound sense of shame and betrayal, just as I did by the war in Iraq. People have asked why I don't talk about that directly in my plays. Well, politics needs to be articulated in many different ways. Simon McBurney articulateaskbetrayal share on social
We feel closer to the drawings on the walls of Chauvet than the painting of, say, an Egyptian mural. These artists are not remote ancestors; they are brothers. They saw like us; they drew like us. We wear essentially the same clothes against the cold. Simon McBurney ancestorartistbrother share on social
My work is not generally in the commercial sector. However, I'm not worried by the commercial sector. I refuse to work in any other way except the way that I work. Simon McBurney commercialgenerallyrefuse Change image and share on social
My proposition is that music is at the heart of what 'The Magic Flute' means: that it's Mozart's music, not the words, we should be attending to. Music expresses what can't be expressed otherwise. Simon McBurney attendexpressflute Change image and share on social
I've had various people close to me die, and I don't necessarily find the idea of death purely depressing. Simon McBurney closedeathdepress Change image and share on social
I'm passionate about music, and I feel that theatre has an extraordinarily musical ability in the way it operates on the audience. Simon McBurney abilityaudienceextraordinarily Change image and share on social
