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Simon McBurney Quotes

If you’re an actor, go out and act Picture Quote #1

In Japan, sometimes it’s hard to know what you are looking at Picture Quote #1

‘Mnemonic’ is a play about memory Picture Quote #1

Mozart makes us care about people in flashes of lightning Picture Quote #1

I constantly want to know - what is a table, or what is a cat Picture Quote #1

For years, I wasn’t in the least bit interested in opera Picture Quote #1

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I suppose I’m really interested in theatre that provides an intensity of experience on another level Picture Quote #1

I was very bad at mathematics in school, and I always had the feeling as a kid that when I worked on problems, that I would be wrong Picture Quote #1

I was keen to stage ‘Faust,’ although I find Goethe’s ‘Faust’ indigestible Picture Quote #1

I suppose I’m really interested in theatre that provides an intensity of experience on another level Picture Quote #1

I have always felt more at home in a culture that has nothing to do with the one I was born and brought up in Picture Quote #1

I feel that if you can play on the streets or in a comedy club, then in a theatre it’s a doddle because you’ve got an audience Picture Quote #1

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I don’t tend to get cast in the theatre much. People assume I come with all this baggage. But they do cast me in films. In films, I’m a nobody Picture Quote #1

For some years, I’ve been very interested in the relationship between science and art Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We live in an age where quantity is seen as preferable to quality, and many people tend to work in a horizontal line: next, next, next. But if you do that, you never investigate the vertical line - the depth of the piece Picture Quote #1

In 1600, Shakespeare’s London was a city of 200,000 people. At the same time, there were already over a million in Tokyo Picture Quote #1

In 1600, Shakespeare’s London was a city of 200,000 people. At the same time, there were already over a million in Tokyo Picture Quote #1

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With the theatre, for God’s sake, everything makes sense. You create a clear sequential reality for a specific audience at one particular time Picture Quote #1

I was very bad at mathematics in school, and I always had the feeling as a kid that when I worked on problems, that I would be wrong Picture Quote #1

For me, acting is like a holiday. When you’re directing, you have a strong sense of responsibility for others. It’s exciting but exhausting, especially when you’re like me: always wanting to break the rules Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

In France, they call the people who come to the theatre ‘les spectateurs’ in Britain and Ireland, they are the audience, the people who listen. This does not mean the French are not interested in language. On the contrary. It actually says more about the undeveloped visual sense over here Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I’ve had various people close to me die, and I don’t necessarily find the idea of death purely depressing Picture Quote #1

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.’ Picture Quote #1

My experience of my father’s death was that it was still taboo; nobody would meet me after my father died because they didn’t know what to say Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When I was an adolescent in England, at school we had to read ‘Death of a Salesman.’ I remember feeling incredibly moved by the portrayal of these people and the idea with which Miller broached the whole subject of failure or failed systems, or the way that people are crushed by a system in which they find themselves Picture Quote #1

The very beautiful and very touching thing about opera singers is they are very willing to do whatever you want. Unlike actors, who constantly want to know why they’re doing something, opera singers will sort of follow you into the fires of hell Picture Quote #1

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If you’re an actor, go out and act (Simon McBurney Quotes) In Japan, sometimes it’s hard to know what you are looking at (Simon McBurney Quotes) ‘Mnemonic’ is a play about memory (Simon McBurney Quotes) Mozart makes us care about people in flashes of lightning (Simon McBurney Quotes) I constantly want to know - what is a table, or what is a cat (Simon McBurney Quotes) For years, I wasn’t in the least bit interested in opera (Simon McBurney Quotes) I suppose I’m really interested in theatre that provides an intensity of experience on another level. (Simon McBurney Quotes) I was very bad at mathematics in school, and I always had the feeling as a kid that when I worked on problems, that I would be wrong (Simon McBurney Quotes) I was keen to stage ‘Faust,’ although I find Goethe’s ‘Faust’ indigestible (Simon McBurney Quotes) I suppose I’m really interested in theatre that provides an intensity of experience on another level (Simon McBurney Quotes) I have always felt more at home in a culture that has nothing to do with the one I was born and brought up in (Simon McBurney Quotes) I feel that if you can play on the streets or in a comedy club, then in a theatre it’s a doddle because you’ve got an audience (Simon McBurney Quotes) I don’t tend to get cast in the theatre much. People assume I come with all this baggage. But they do cast me in films. In films, I’m a nobody (Simon McBurney Quotes) For some years, I’ve been very interested in the relationship between science and art (Simon McBurney Quotes) 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 Quotes) We live in an age where quantity is seen as preferable to quality, and many people tend to work in a horizontal line: next, next, next. But if you do that, you never investigate the vertical line - the depth of the piece (Simon McBurney Quotes) In 1600, Shakespeare’s London was a city of 200,000 people. At the same time, there were already over a million in Tokyo (Simon McBurney Quotes) In 1600, Shakespeare’s London was a city of 200,000 people. At the same time, there were already over a million in Tokyo. (Simon McBurney Quotes) With the theatre, for God’s sake, everything makes sense. You create a clear sequential reality for a specific audience at one particular time. (Simon McBurney Quotes) I was very bad at mathematics in school, and I always had the feeling as a kid that when I worked on problems, that I would be wrong. (Simon McBurney Quotes) For me, acting is like a holiday. When you’re directing, you have a strong sense of responsibility for others. It’s exciting but exhausting, especially when you’re like me: always wanting to break the rules. (Simon McBurney Quotes) 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 Quotes) In France, they call the people who come to the theatre ‘les spectateurs’ in Britain and Ireland, they are the audience, the people who listen. This does not mean the French are not interested in language. On the contrary. It actually says more about the undeveloped visual sense over here. (Simon McBurney Quotes) 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 Quotes) I’ve had various people close to me die, and I don’t necessarily find the idea of death purely depressing. (Simon McBurney Quotes) 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 Quotes) My experience of my father’s death was that it was still taboo; nobody would meet me after my father died because they didn’t know what to say. (Simon McBurney Quotes) 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 Quotes) When I was an adolescent in England, at school we had to read ‘Death of a Salesman.’ I remember feeling incredibly moved by the portrayal of these people and the idea with which Miller broached the whole subject of failure or failed systems, or the way that people are crushed by a system in which they find themselves. (Simon McBurney Quotes) The very beautiful and very touching thing about opera singers is they are very willing to do whatever you want. Unlike actors, who constantly want to know why they’re doing something, opera singers will sort of follow you into the fires of hell. (Simon McBurney Quotes)

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