English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Peter Brook Quotes

The closeness of reality and the distance of myth, because if there is no distance you aren't amazed, and if there is no closeness you aren't moved.

Peter Brook

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

I know you have not thought about it. Italians always act without thinking, it's the glory and the downfall of your civilisation. A German plans a month in advance what his bowel movements will be at Easter, and the British plan everything in retrospect, so it always looks as though everything occurred as they intended. The French plan everything whilst appearing to be having a party, and the Spanish...well, God knows. Anyway, Pelagia is Greek, that's my point. Louis de Bernieres
Sylvia Plath quote: "The truth comes to me. The truth loves me."
The truth comes to me. The truth loves me. Sylvia Plath
William Westmoreland quote: "The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars."
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars. William Westmoreland
Tom Hiddleston quote: "I never like to make plans. It's nice to just hang."
I never like to make plans. It's nice to just hang. Tom Hiddleston
Edward Albert quote: "Let us begin by doing our best to do our best, every single..."
Let us begin by doing our best to do our best, every single time, no matter what, forever. Edward Albert
Grace Paley quote: "All that is really necessary for survival of the fittest, it..."
All that is really necessary for survival of the fittest, it seems, is an interest in life, good, bad or peculiar. Grace Paley
Eric Bogosian quote: "I'm always surprised by things that happen to my work."
I'm always surprised by things that happen to my work. Eric Bogosian
Sean Connery quote: "I'm an easy target because of my political opinions."
I'm an easy target because of my political opinions. Sean Connery
Somewhere along the line I made the switch and was able to look at the bight side rather than the dark side all the time. Now I look at everything I have and think how lucky I am. Michelle Pfeiffer
Robert Rodriguez quote: "Don't be told something is impossible. There's always a way."
Don't be told something is impossible. There's always a way. Robert Rodriguez
Joely Fisher quote: "It's challenging, but you have to at least try to eat right..."
It's challenging, but you have to at least try to eat right and exercise. Joely Fisher
Michael Jordan quote: "If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit. Never quit!!!"
If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit. Never quit!!! Michael Jordan
No one should ever say that it was my ignorance if I did or showed forth anything however small according to God's good pleasure; but let this be your conclusion and let it so be thought, that - as is the perfect truth - it was the gift of God. Saint Patrick
Willie Aames quote: "I lived to make Scott Baio laugh."
I lived to make Scott Baio laugh. Willie Aames
Could two live that way? Could two live under the wild rose, and explore by the pond, so that the smooth mind of each is as everywhere present to the other, and as received and as unchallenged, as falling snow? Annie Dillard