Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Etienne Decroux

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French actor Etienne Decroux.
Last updated on November 4, 2024.
Etienne Decroux

Étienne Decroux was a French actor who studied at Jacques Copeau's École du Vieux-Colombier, where he saw the beginnings of what was to become his life's obsession–corporeal mime. During his long career as a film and theatre actor, he created many pieces, using the human body as the primary means of expression.

The idea of difficulty animates us all the time. We don’t want man to be an angel; we want him to be a hero. That is to say, a man like us, but who does extraordinary things. He jumps, yes, but in spite of the law of gravity. And everything he does is always ‘in spite of.’
One pearl is better than a whole necklace of potatoes. — © Etienne Decroux
One pearl is better than a whole necklace of potatoes.
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