Quote by Trevor Nunn
In my teens, I developed a passionate idolatry for a teacher of En

In my teens, I developed a passionate idolatry for a teacher of English literature. I wanted to do something that he would approve of more, so I thought I should be some sort of a scholar. – Trevor Nunn

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The first big break was winning a scholarship to go to Cambridge University. I was very lucky, because my parents couldnt have afforded a university education for me. Without a scholarship I couldnt possibly have gone. – Trevor Nunn

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I always believe its better to have 30 imaginations working on a project, rather than one imagination telling the other 29 what to do. – Trevor Nunn

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