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 constantly want to know - what is a table, or what is a cat? Simon McBurney catconstantlytable Change image and share on social
Everyone sees something different in 'Endgame': a biblical apocalypse, a portrait of painful co-dependency, a confession of guilt and dignity in the face of death, a night of baffling hopelessness, a meaningless babble. Each interpretation reveals an absurd truth - not about the play, but about the person watching it. Simon McBurney absurdapocalypsebabble share on social
In the theatre, we're all charlatans and liars and scavengers and fly-by-nights. Simon McBurney charlatanflyliar Change image and 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
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
I suppose I'm really interested in theatre that provides an intensity of experience on another level. Simon McBurney experienceintensityinterest Change image and share on social
The way the mind decodes music is an individual mystery. But the physical circumstances can change the way you listen. Simon McBurney changecircumstancedecode Change image and share on social
'The Magic Flute,' I think, is fundamentally asking what is it to change people's consciousness. Simon McBurney changeconsciousnessflute Change image and share on social
I spent the majority of time at school trying to break the rules. I would climb to the top of buildings; I even burned a building down once - not intentionally, just because I was interested in fire. I remember going through the rule book, ticking off the ones I had broken and looking for the ones I hadn't. Simon McBurney bookbreakbuild share on social