A puppet, for example, is just a piece of wood, a couple of rivets, but put them together, and if you know how to do it, and the audience's imagination joins in with this, then a miracle will come out of that machine. That is what we and the audience do in the theatre - we create miracles in that space.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the collaborative power of imagination in creating art and experiences.
Robert Lepage highlights how raw materials alone are insufficient to create magic; it is the combination of skillful craftsmanship and the audience's imagination that brings art to life. In theatre, this collaboration transforms simple elements into extraordinary experiences, illustrating the profound impact of creativity and shared imagination.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech at a theatre opening to emphasize the power of collaboration in art.
Often, particularly towards the end of the process, I think of myself less as a theatre director and more as someone who just directs the traffic. My job is to move the ideas and bits of the show into the places where they work best. Sometimes my job is also to say, 'No.'
I will always demand the right for theatre to talk about anything and anyone. Without exception. None.
Create form out of the nature of the task with the means of our time. This is our work.
First, I would find an object which I would think is suitable for my characters and stories, then write about it, and in the end, I ended up with a house full of thousands of objects.
If your depiction of loss doesn't make the reader feel loss, then you didn't depict it right.
I just like the continue doing what I've been doing. A melange of funny, straight drama, television, movies, a little theater here and there wouldn't hurt. So if I can keep doing that, I'll be a very happy person.
The first thing you have to get used to in any kind of acting is the ability to make a fool of yourself. If you haven't learnt how to make a fool of yourself, you shouldn't be on the boards. That's absolutely what it's all about.
I always felt that acting was an escape, like having the secret key to every door and permission to go into any realm and soak it up. I enjoy that free pass.
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