Children Quote by Mary Zimmerman
“I've always loved fairy tales. I think they perhaps led me to theater rather than the other way around. As a child I wanted to invent a machine that could record my dreams, so I could watch them in the morning; or hire someone to draw the things I had in my head, because I knew I didn't have the skill to do it myself. Theater is that machine. I can make these images come to life and actually walk around inside them for a while.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: The New Yorker, “The Art of Storytelling”, 2015
The speaker credits fairy tales for sparking a love of theater, viewing theater as a device that brings imagined worlds to life, allowing immersion in one’s own creations.
In simple terms: Fairy tales inspired a love of theater, which acts like a dream‑recording machine.
Key Takeaway
Use theater to materialize inner visions.
Themes
creativity
imagination
storytelling
Mood
reflective
inspired
Type
artistic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- stage productions
- creative workshops
- educational programs
- personal therapy
Key Concepts
theatre
dreams
visualization
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you turn personal fantasies into a shared performance?
- What limits does theater have in capturing inner experience?
A Different Perspective
The metaphor may over‑simplify the collaborative nature of theater.
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