2016 August 18
A remarkable interview of stage and movie director Peter Brook by Charlie Rose.
Question | You’re a director.
Peter Brook’s response | “I’m not a director, I’m a collaborator.”
Question | You’re always thinking about the future…
Peter Brook’s response | “I’m thinking about the present, what is happening today.”
Question | How could Shakespeare have written as he did?
Peter Brook’s response | “This is the most scandalous, snobbish attitude [how could an educated man from the country write in this way].”
Question | Why are you obsessed by minimalism in theatre?
Peter Brook’s response | “I started with a love for trying out everything. I gradually began to see that we don’t need [these things].”
Charlie Rose | “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But in a sense, it’s imitation.”