Etienne Decroux Professions : Film actor Born : July 19, 1898 Died : March 12, 1991 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Etienne Decroux The idea of difficulty animates us all the time. We don’t want man to be an angel; we want him to be a hero. That is to say, a man like us, but who does extraordinary things. He jumps, yes, but in spite of the law of gravity. And everything he does is always ‘in spite of.’ Etienne Decroux angel hero men One pearl is better than a whole necklace of potatoes. Etienne Decroux potatoes necklaces pearls Similar Authors Ivan Heng film-actor Boman Irani film-actor Burt Lancaster film-actor Bud Jamison film-actor Bruce Campbell film-actor Broderick Crawford film-actor All Authors