Howard Barker Quotes

Howard Barker
British Playwright
Born: Jun 28, 1946
Experience Interested Myself Not Interested Theatre Value
Related authors: Christopher Bond Graham Greene James M. Barrie Ken Hill Laura Wade Martin McDonagh Robert Bolt W. Somerset Maugham
I have plenty of political views and plenty of social and personal prejudices. I do not, however, value them. Howard Barker
Political Value Plenty However Personal Political Views Social Them Prejudices Views
A good play puts the audience through a certain ordeal. Howard Barker
Good Through Puts Audience Ordeal Certain Play
We are suffocated by writers who want to enlighten us with their truths. For me, the theatre is beautiful because it is a secret, and secrets seduce us, we all want to share secrets. Howard Barker
Beautiful Me Theatre Secret Secrets Seduce Writers Share Because Truths Want Us Who Suffocated Enlighten
I submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly. Howard Barker
Myself Theatre National Submit Rejection Assure Seeing Clearly Am National Theatre Plays
I'm not interested in entertainment. Howard Barker
Entertainment Not Interested Interested
I don't like sympathetic characters. Howard Barker
Characters Like Sympathetic
Theatre should be a taxing experience: the greatest achievement of a writer is to produce a character who creates anxiety. Howard Barker
Character Achievement Experience Theatre Anxiety Writer Greatest Greatest Achievement Taxing Produce Creates Should Who
I'm not interested in observed reality. Howard Barker
Reality Observed Not Interested Interested
I believe in poetic discourse, in the value of speech in a non-naturalistic way; it's speculative. Howard Barker
Value Believe Way Poetic Discourse Speculative Speech

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