37 Robert Wilson Quotes for You to Enjoy

Robert Wilson

American Director

Born: Oct 4, 1941

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Dance Theater

I try to present something that is full of time. Not timeless, but full of time. I never like a work where we try to update it, but it's still not interesting to see a work that is dated. If one is successful, then a work can be full of time. And time is very complex. Robert Wilson

I had dinner with Marlene Dietrich in the early 1970s. I went to pick her up and she had someone with her, a dreadful man. He was writing a book about her, and he said to her, 'You're so cold when you perform,' and she said, 'You didn't listen to the voice.' She said the difficulty was to place the voice with the face. Robert Wilson

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I met a 13-year-old black child, Raymond, who had never been to school and had never learnt any words, yet it seemed to me that he was intelligent. It became apparent after a short period that Raymond thought in terms of visual signs and movements. Robert Wilson

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The first year I was in New York, I met Martha Graham. She said, 'Well, Mr. Wilson, what do you want to do in life?' I was 21 years old, and I said, 'I have no idea.' And she said, 'If you work long enough and hard enough, you'll find something.' Robert Wilson

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It's important that we have the traditional operas and the repertory, but we should also have something new. Robert Wilson

Important Something Something New New Also Operas Traditional Repertory Should

I don't see anyone for the first hour and a half that I'm awake. I don't like to talk, and I don't like to hear any sounds. People know not to bother me! I use that time to read, and make lists and notes of things I have to do later in the day. Robert Wilson

Time Day Me People First Half Later See Bother Hour Like Hour And A Half Know Talk Make Read Sounds Hear Any Lists Anyone Notes Use Awake Things

I usually stay in on Sunday nights. I'm not much of a party person. Robert Wilson

Sunday Party Nights Stay Person Much

Chairs are like sculpture. Robert Wilson

Like Sculpture Chairs

I do still collect chairs. Robert Wilson

Collect Still Chairs

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