Antonin Artaud Quotes

Of all the mediums, theatre is the one where you really need to have something to say - because it's just you, the words, and the space.

Symbols are important.

As fascinated as I was by words on paper, it was matched by my fascination with words in people's mouths. The spoken word. And that is the world of theatre.

Theatre is a sacred space for actors. You are responsible; you are in the driving-seat.

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.

The way I make art - the way a lot of people make art - is as an extension of language and communication, where references are incredibly important.

I love the power of words - no music or special effects - and I want to demonstrate that power.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Words are like untying a corset - you can move into this great space with them.

We need to become more acutely conscious that words matter. None of us would deny that ideas and opinions matter, but we can sometimes be careless about how we express them. The words we choose to advance an idea, opinion, or point of view have a huge impact on how people react and respond to that view. When we use hyperbole, we increase the chances of being misunderstood and of promoting equally exaggerated counter-reactions, especially when people are reacting almost instantaneously.

Once you can express yourself, you can tell the world what you want from it. All the changes in the world, for good or evil, were first brought about by words.

A lot of people say actions are stronger than words, and I think, in acting, this is a very accurate thing.

I like language, and in film, language is diluted by the visuals and the music. Theatre is what I was trained for.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Theatre is highly satisfying in terms of words. You get to speak in monologues; words drive the action.

Words are powerful.

The next time you try to seduce anyone, don't do it with talk, with words. Women know more about words than men ever will. And they know how little they can ever possibly mean.

Musicians are not so concerned with language.

If it's one thing we learned from the first book, it's that you don't have to be a prizefighter, or a world-renowned architect, or a concert violinist to have been affected by the power of words.

You can only fit so many words in a postcard, only so many in a phone call, only so many into space before you forget that words are sometimes used for things other than filling emptiness.

Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.

Action can give us the feeling of being useful, but only words can give us a sense of weight and purpose.

Words are the wings of actions.

Conduct is more convincing than language.

Words are a completely different form of expression. The word P-E-N-I-S is an entirely different form of communication than a photograph of the same thing. H