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> [I had dinner with Marlene Dietrich in the early 1970s. I went to pick her up and she had someone with her, a dreadful man. He was writing a book about her, and he said to her, 'You're so cold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/i-had-dinner-with-marlene-dietrich-in-the-early-1970s-i-went-to-pick/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

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## More by Robert Wilson

> [When I was 12 years old, I went to Natchitoches, La.; it was summer vacation with my family. We visited a plantation, Melrose. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/when-i-was-12-years-old-i-went-to-natchitoches-la-it-was-summer/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [I learned loudness from working with Lou Reed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/i-learned-loudness-from-working-with-lou-reed/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [New York is very provincial. They're very cut-off; they don't have an awareness of so much that is going on in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/new-york-is-very-provincial-they-re-very-cut-off-they-don-t-have-an/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [“The chinese character for "strife" is represented by two women under the same roof.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/the-chinese-character-for-strife-is-represented-by-two-women-under/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [In Europe, unlike the States, they have a cultural policy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/in-europe-unlike-the-states-they-have-a-cultural-policy/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [“Eva was a between-the-lines talker. She left the sayable unsaid and said what she meant without saying it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/eva-was-a-between-the-lines-talker-she-left-the-sayable-unsaid-and/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [By giving the leadership to the private sector in a capitalistic society, we're going to measure the value of art by how many products…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/by-giving-the-leadership-to-the-private-sector-in-a-capitalistic/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [I think people are looking for an alternative to the fast pace of everyday life and entertainment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/i-think-people-are-looking-for-an-alternative-to-the-fast-pace-of/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [Usually in theater, the visual repeats the verbal. The visual dwindles into decoration. But I think with my eyes. For me, the visual is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/usually-in-theater-the-visual-repeats-the-verbal-the-visual-dwindles/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [I don't see much difference between living and working. I think living is a part of my work. People often say, 'How can you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/i-don-t-see-much-difference-between-living-and-working-i-think-living/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [Everything in Wagner's work - the music, the acting, the staging - stemmed from the text. Everything served to interpret the text.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/everything-in-wagner-s-work-the-music-the-acting-the-staging-stemmed/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [In my theater, I'm not trying to change the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/in-my-theater-i-m-not-trying-to-change-the-world/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [My tax dollar, which goes to New York State Council on the Arts, is by and large only spent to fund people from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/my-tax-dollar-which-goes-to-new-york-state-council-on-the-arts-is-by/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [I never thought about the relationship of my mother, my family, to the content of my work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/i-never-thought-about-the-relationship-of-my-mother-my-family-to-the/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

> [I never studied theatre; I learned it by doing it. If I had studied theatre, I would not be making the kind of theatre…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/i-never-studied-theatre-i-learned-it-by-doing-it-if-i-had-studied/)

[Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/)

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