I received from my experience in Japan an incredible sense of respect for the art of creating, not just the creative product. Were all about the product. To me, the process was also an incredibly important aspect of the total form. – Julie Taymor
But I dont think there has ever been anything written on the nature of violent man as deep and as thorough as Shakespeares Titus. I think it puts all modern movies and modern exploitations of violence to shame. – Julie Taymor
Americans in particular are myopic. Theyre not traveling as much. When you were a college student, the next thing you would do on graduation was to take a year off and travel. Thats what I did. I went to Indonesia. – Julie Taymor
We have often been attracted to the story of the other, the outcast. And he and I just loved working together, so it just kept happening, and our relationship is completely bound up with our work. We enjoy each others art. – Julie Taymor
I think every religious person should have a deep sense of respect for other peoples religious documents and religious symbols just as we were deeply opposed to the Taliban destroying the two historic buddhas which they blew up. So I think we ought to all oppose burning the Koran. – Newt Gingrich
Youve got to honor your relationship with your audience – that they sit down because they want to be entertained. And that doesnt mean you cant provoke them and antagonize them and challenge them in the course of the entertainment as long as you keep the entertainment part of the equation alive. – David E. Kelley