Mozart's seeming frothiness is just a light touch with very profound material. That's what I've found working on 'The Magic Flute.' Simon McBurney findflutefrothiness Change image and share on social
I don't really think about a visual aspect to the work at all; I just think about making the piece. And everything that occurs visually comes out of the subject matter you are dealing with so that I find it difficult to treat the visual element as a separate entity. Simon McBurney aspectdealdifficult share on social
Most people won't order tripe in a restaurant, but it can be fantastic. Simon McBurney fantasticorderpeople 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
Shostakovich's final pieces, his quartets, are scratching the surface of another world. Simon McBurney finalpiecequartet Change image and share on social
I don't have what German directors call 'a concept' - a solid, fixed sense of the pattern that you should impose on the given work. I always get the feeling that I am raking up the earth rather than laying down the concrete. Simon McBurney callconceptconcrete share on social
As a child, acting just seemed like a natural extension of my love of play - and if you've forgotten how to play, you shouldn't be an actor. Simon McBurney actactorchild Change image and share on social
In Japan, sometimes it's hard to know what you are looking at. Simon McBurney hardjapan Change image and share on social
I don't recall making a conscious decision to become an actor. I just remember winning a prize at a theatre festival when I was 17 and saying: 'Oh, that's what I have to do.' Simon McBurney actorconsciousdecision Change image and share on social
