Peter Brook

“Never ask yourself what you have learned... only ask yourself what are the circumstances which are different from last year. In that way, you can apply last year's lessons.”

“Japanese children have infinitely more developed bodies than those in the West. From the age of two, a child learns to sit in a perfectly balanced manner; between two and three, the child begins to bow regularly, which is a wonderful exercise for the body.”

“To be violent is the ultimate laziness. War always seems a great effort, but it is the easy way. And false non-violence is also an idol.”

“Theatre is, occasionally, capable of moments of truth.”

“I've always worked a bit like a cook in a big restaurant, where you've got lots and lots of things laid out and you go and look into one cauldron and you look into the other and you see what's coming to the boil.”

“I never had a paying job that was not in theatre.”

“I was raised in public schools, but from the word go, I never believed what the public schools were teaching me. Nor did I like the fact that they were fighting for the historical tradition of England.”