Author: Richard Eyre

Quotes

You can't be minimalist as a director until you have acquired the experience and confidence to say no.

You can't be minimalist as a director until you have acquired the experience and confidence to say no.

- Richard Eyre

Naming a baby is an act of poetry, for many people the only creative moment of their lives.

Naming a baby is an act of poetry, for many people the only creative moment of their lives.

- Richard Eyre

If the arts are held up solely as a means of social insight, fantasy is denied the chance to be commonplace and reality the chance to be exotic.

If the arts are held up solely as a means of social insight, fantasy is denied the chance to be commonplace and reality the chance to be exotic.

- Richard Eyre

The principle of acting in good faith is at the heart of decent work.

The principle of acting in good faith is at the heart of decent work.

- Richard Eyre

I envy the happiness of others... I envy the sense of belonging... I seem always to be remaking myself.

I envy the happiness of others... I envy the sense of belonging... I seem always to be remaking myself.

- Richard Eyre

Every action has a consequence, so always try to be good.

Every action has a consequence, so always try to be good.

- Richard Eyre

Balance is the enemy of art.

Balance is the enemy of art.

- Richard Eyre

Art is about the 'I' in life not the 'we', about private life rather than public. A public life that doesn't acknowledge the private is a life not worth having.

Art is about the 'I' in life not the 'we', about private life rather than public. A public life that doesn't acknowledge the private is a life not worth having.

- Richard Eyre

Everything people say about grandparenthood is true - it is pleasure without responsibility. It is unquestioned love.

Everything people say about grandparenthood is true - it is pleasure without responsibility. It is unquestioned love.

- Richard Eyre

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