Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre CBE (born 28 March 1943) is an English film, theatre, television and opera director. Read full biography of Richard Eyre →
I resent all organised religions.
I was a chronically shy child. That kernel of my younger self is still there, but I've developed mechanisms to deal with it.
I've always argued, unsuccessfully, that there's no point in giving money to the arts unless you educate people in them.
There are those who leave without our needing to detain them; we have said all there is to say.
You can't be minimalist as a director until you have acquired the experience and confidence to say no.
All good actors are very bright. You can't be stupid and a good actor. You may be inarticulate, you may not be highly educated, but all good... →
Art is about the 'I' in life not the 'we', about private life rather than public. A public life that doesn't acknowledge the... →
I'm inclined to think that, because it's such an awful life, that politicians do go into it for the best reasons. I mean, some may love the... →
I'm never comfortable at theatre opening nights. If it's my own production I'm too wound up to be able to enjoy the performance and too... →
I'm wary of artistic directors who say, 'Here is my vision', because it's empirical. Basically it's about who you work with and... →
I've always believed that you write to discover what you think. On most subjects, if I'm asked what do I think about them, I'd say I... →
Theatre is castigated for wallowing in self-indulgence, but it's curiously unsentimental. You simply have to move on. Everything passes.... →
Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre CBE (born 28 March 1943) is an English film, theatre, television and opera director.