Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Richard Maxwell

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American theater director Richard Maxwell.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Richard Maxwell

Richard Maxwell is an American experimental theater director and playwright in New York City. He is the artistic director of the New York City Players.

Making work without memory is probably one of my biggest fears. It would be indistinguishable from work that is lazy. — © Richard Maxwell
Making work without memory is probably one of my biggest fears. It would be indistinguishable from work that is lazy.
What's perfect now, might not be so 10 years hence. Whatever we're basing our design ideas on is not what we remember in the past. It's something that kind of folds in on itself.
If you're looking for like, a pure base for your behavior on stage, maybe it's better to say, "Yeah, you're not obliged to pretend. But, you're also obliged to not pretend." So you have access to both sides, if you will. It's never a pure binary thing, but you can pretend. If you have total agency as a performer, then both are at your disposal.
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