As you enter the world of myth, you have immediately a wonderful freedom. David Farr More Quotes by David Farr More Quotes From David Farr We're looking at two new facilities in Texas, that will mean taking capacity, and jobs - out of Europe and some out of China - and bringing it to Texas. David Farr top-news I'm not going to hire anybody in the United States. I'm moving. David Farr top-news There's nothing more frightening - and exciting - than getting lost in a forest. There is a journey towards the light, and you've got to go through the dark to get to the light. That's what the forest is all about. David Farr you light journey dark The forest has always been a place, in fairy tales and in Shakespeare, where you go and discover who you are. You get stripped of everything you thought you were, some type of ordeal takes place, and you come out stronger. David Farr forest place thought you The thriller protagonist is really just us in extremis. He or she is this individual who is placed under enormous pressure, has huge moral dilemmas and decisions to make. David Farr she decisions moral pressure I always just read the play and find a world. That world must honour the play, enhance it, and maybe shine some new light - not satirise or try to reinvent in a way that is placing the idea above the thing. The play is the thing. David Farr shine light way world When you go into a forest, anything can happen. David Farr forest happen go you The character of Robin Hood stands for the deep anger of the dispossessed against the ruling classes. David Farr deep hood anger character To try to convey literally what the Garden of Eden was like is meaningless. What matters is its symbolic function. David Farr matters try like garden I don't like selling myself. It's a sort of shy arrogance. David Farr myself like arrogance shy 'Hamlet' is so modern; 'Coriolanus' is utterly alien to our consciousness, and that makes it difficult for us. David Farr alien us difficult consciousness It's a very bleak play, but there is some final sense of redemption. 'Coriolanus' shows mercy, a Christian virtue in an otherwise un-Christian world. David Farr mercy christian play world We turned Cambridge theatre upside down, using odd spaces and devising everything collaboratively. It eventually blew apart, but I'm still proud of some of what we achieved. The style was very disciplined, and we had the sense to keep things short. David Farr down upside-down style proud You can't cast Hittites as Trojans; I'd love to do it, but sadly, there are none available! David Farr cast you available love 'Hamlet' is a play of many strange parts, with ghosts and players, politicians and clowns. David Farr ghosts politicians strange play As a director, I start with the visual. David Farr director visual start I can only be instinctive in my reaction to Shakespeare. David Farr reaction shakespeare only i-can I think, for any writer, when you write, you just write. David Farr i-think just think you Write first, worry later. David Farr later write first worry I would say what you have to do as a screenwriter is strip the book back to find the skeleton. When you've found the skeleton - that's what you trust - you reclothe. David Farr back you trust book
