--- title: "4 Ivan Heng Quotes - Famous Theatre director" description: "Singaporean actor and theatre director... | Ivan Heng Ai Jin is a Singaporean actor and theatre director of Peranakan descent. He is the founding artist..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e50/ivan-heng-71777_accepting_we-re-living-in-a-world-where-conservati_100096.jpg" --- # Ivan Heng (1963) Theatre Director **4** quotes in **33** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Ivan Heng is a theatre director. ## Quick Facts About Ivan Heng Born September 20, 1963 Profession Theatre Director ## About Ivan Heng Singaporean actor and theatre director... \| Ivan Heng Ai Jin is a Singaporean actor and theatre director of Peranakan descent. He is the founding artistic director of W!LD RICE, a theatre company in Singapore, and an outspoken advocate for respect for diversity and freedom of expression. ## Quotes by Ivan Heng > [We're living in a world where conservatism is on the rise - from America to Europe and in Singapore, too. People are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-heng/we-re-living-in-a-world-where-conservatism-is-on-the-rise-from/) Ivan Heng [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e50/ivan-heng-71777_accepting_we-re-living-in-a-world-where-conservati_100096.jpg) > [There are still so many risks to coming out in a conservative society, and I don't think suggesting one way of doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-heng/there-are-still-so-many-risks-to-coming-out-in-a-conservative-society/) Ivan Heng [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/ivan-heng-71777_believe_there-are-still-so-many-risks-to-coming_909507.jpg) > [I trust that the space for LGBT community in Singapore will continue to grow, and that we will eventually have equality and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-heng/i-trust-that-the-space-for-lgbt-community-in-singapore-will-continue/) Ivan Heng [Community](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/community/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/492/ivan-heng-71777_community_i-trust-that-the-space-for-lgbt-communit_2682080.jpg) > [The most important thing is to find your own path - to be true to yourself. I'm a happily married gay man,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-heng/the-most-important-thing-is-to-find-your-own-path-to-be-true-to/) Ivan Heng [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/ivan-heng-71777_be-true-to-yourself_the-most-important-thing-is-to-find-your_2792352.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-heng/#itemlist", "name": "Ivan Heng Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We're living in a world where conservatism is on the rise - from America to Europe and in Singapore, too. 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