The first year I was in New York, I met Martha Graham. She said, 'Well, Mr. Wilson, what do you want to do in life?' I was 21 years old, and I said, 'I have no idea.' And she said,… — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
When I was 12 years old, I went to Natchitoches, La.; it was summer vacation with my family. We visited a plantation, Melrose. And… — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
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. — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
“The chinese character for "strife" is represented by two women under the same roof.” — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
“Eva was a between-the-lines talker. She left the sayable unsaid and said what she meant without saying it.” — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
I think people are looking for an alternative to the fast pace of everyday life and entertainment. — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
Usually in theater, the visual repeats the verbal. The visual dwindles into decoration. But I think with my eyes. For me, the visual is… — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
Everything in Wagner's work - the music, the acting, the staging - stemmed from the text. Everything served to interpret the text. — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
My tax dollar, which goes to New York State Council on the Arts, is by and large only spent to fund people from the… — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
I never thought about the relationship of my mother, my family, to the content of my work. — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
I never studied theatre; I learned it by doing it. If I had studied theatre, I would not be making the kind of theatre… — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
