Without an elite in the arts, we have no leaders, which is to say we have no vision, which is to say we have no arts.
Theater going is a communal act, movie going a solitary one. - Robert Brustein
Theater going is a communal act, movie going a solitary one.
- Robert Brustein
The primary function of a theatre is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent. - Robert Brustein
The primary function of a theatre is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent.
Without an elite in the arts, we have no leaders, which is to say we have no vision, which is to say we have no arts. - Robert Brustein
The commercial theatre may still be considered one of New York's primary tourist attractions, but . . . there is no longer an audience for serious Br… - Robert Brustein
The commercial theatre may still be considered one of New York's primary tourist attractions, but . . . there is no longer an audience for serious Br…
The invention of film has given our generation the dubious advantage of watching our acting heroes deteriorate before our eyes. - Robert Brustein
The invention of film has given our generation the dubious advantage of watching our acting heroes deteriorate before our eyes.
No enlightened person would deny its premise, but as an ongoing program it is monotonous, limited, locked in a perception of victimization. - Robert Brustein
No enlightened person would deny its premise, but as an ongoing program it is monotonous, limited, locked in a perception of victimization.
The love that previously dared not speak its name has now grown hoarse from screaming it. - Robert Brustein
The love that previously dared not speak its name has now grown hoarse from screaming it.
On Laurence Olivier as Hamlet in a 1948 film: Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and let the camera circl… - Robert Brustein
On Laurence Olivier as Hamlet in a 1948 film: Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and let the camera circl…
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