Edward Gordon Craig famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

That is what the title of artist means: one who perceives more than his fellows, and who records more than he has seen.
-- Edward Gordon Craig

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I believe in the time when we shall be able to create works of art in the Theatre without the use of the written play, without the use of actors.
-- Edward Gordon Craig

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One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.
The principle of Parliamentary sovereignty means neither more nor less than this, namely, that Parliament thus defined has, under the English constitution, the right to make or unmake any law whatever; and, further, that no person or body is recognised by the law of England as having a right to override or set aside the legislation of Parliament.
There are a billion people in China. It's not easy to be an individual in a crowd of more than a billion people. Think of it. More than a billion people. That means even if you're a one-in-a-million type of guy, there are still a thousand guys exactly like you.
The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser artist.
The more an artist works the more there is to do.
The artist as businessman is uglier than the businessman as artist.
Only a bad artist thinks he has a good idea. A good artist does not need anything.
Design should do the same thing in everyday life that art does when encountered: amaze us, scare us or delight us, but certainly open us to new worlds within our daily existence.
Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge you to have the will and the courage to begin to realize our dreams of peace, prosperity and coexistence.
Whether it's the experiments on 'MythBusters' or my earlier work in special effects for movies, I've regularly had to do things that were never done before, from designing complex motion-control rigs to figuring out how to animate chocolate.

Edward Gordon Craig famous quotes

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