Howard Barker

I never 'say' anything in my work. I invent a world. Let others decide what is being 'said'. ↗

— Howard Barker

#being #decide #i #invent #never

I have plenty of political views and plenty of social and personal prejudices. I do not, however, value them. ↗

— Howard Barker

#i #i do #personal #plenty #political

I submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly. ↗

— Howard Barker

#assure #clearly #i #i am #myself

We are suffocated by writers who want to enlighten us with their truths. For me, the theatre is beautiful because it is a secret, and secrets seduce us, we all want to share secrets. ↗

— Howard Barker

#because #enlighten #me #secret #secrets

When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, but it should be. As I say often, theatre is a dark place and we should keep the light out of it. ↗

— Howard Barker

#behavior #dangerous #dark #dark place #giving