Edward Bond Quotes

Edward Bond

Edward Bond

English Playwright

Born: Jul 18, 1934

People Play Society Theatre World You

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Violence is never a solution in my plays, just as ultimately violence is never a solution in human affairs. Edward Bond

Solution Never Affairs Ultimately Human Just Human Affairs Violence Plays

When humanness is lost the radical difference between the bodies in the pit and people walking on the street is lost. Edward Bond

People Lost Radical Between Walking Pit Difference Bodies Street Humanness

We are still living in the aftershock of Hiroshima, people are still the scars of history. Edward Bond

History People Living Scars Still Hiroshima

All you now do is pursue your private objectives within society. Instead of us being a community, everybody is asked to seek their own personal ends. It's called competition. And competition is antagonism. Edward Bond

Auschwitz is a place in which tragedy cannot occur. Edward Bond

Occur Auschwitz Tragedy Cannot Place Which

The theatre, our theatre, comes from the Greeks. Edward Bond

Theatre Our Greeks

At the turn of the century theatre does not have to be prescriptive. Edward Bond

Theatre Does Turn Century

First there was the theatre of people and animals, then of people and the devil. Now we need the theatre of people and people. Edward Bond

Theatre People Animals First Devil Then Now Need

I don't think it's the job of theatre at the moment to provide political propaganda; that would be simplistic. We have to explore our situation further before we will understand it. Edward Bond

Theatre Political Will Job Before Situation Think Our Further Would Would-Be Propaganda Simplistic Understand Provide Explore Moment

I'm interested in the real world. Edward Bond

World Real The Real World Real World Interested

I'm not interested in an imaginary world. Edward Bond

World Not Interested Interested Imaginary Imaginary World

In the past goodness was always a collective experience. Then goodness became privatised. Edward Bond

Experience Collective Goodness Past Became Always In The Past Then

Our unconscious is not more animal than our conscious, it is often even more human. Edward Bond

Animal Our More Unconscious Than Often Human Even Conscious

Shakespeare has no answers for us at all. Edward Bond

Shakespeare Answers Us

The Greeks said very, very extreme things in their tragedies. Edward Bond

Extreme Said Tragedies Very Greeks Things

The truth has got to appear plausible on the stage. Edward Bond

Truth Stage Got Appear Plausible

What I try to do in a play is put a problem on stage, head-on, without evasion. Edward Bond

Problem Try Stage Put Head-On Without Evasion Play

You have to go to the ultimate situation in drama. Edward Bond

You Situation Drama Go Ultimate

You have to learn the language of Hamlet. Edward Bond

You Language Learn Hamlet

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