And to Shakespeare I owe my vision of the world as a theater, wherein all humans are acting out their parts.

Quote by James Broughton

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Adversity is a stimulus.

Adversity is a stimulus.

I never wanted to dilute my private passion for the art by airing and arguing...

I never wanted to dilute my private passion for the art by airing and arguing...

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even...

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even...

My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls.

My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls.

Rarest of the real poets are born poets. They are the oddballs, not the professors.

Rarest of the real poets are born poets. They are the oddballs, not the professors.

I consider my films to be poems that are all as personal as my writing...

I consider my films to be poems that are all as personal as my writing...

Dance, vaudeville, drama, movies - as a child I loved everything that went on in...

Dance, vaudeville, drama, movies - as a child I loved everything that went on in...

Acclaim is a distraction.

Acclaim is a distraction.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

Everything that ever happened is still happening. Past, present and future keep happening in the...

Everything that ever happened is still happening. Past, present and future keep happening in the...

For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it...

For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it...

I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.

I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.

Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly...

Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly...

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

I had a toy theater and a magic lantern, and when I was eight I...

I had a toy theater and a magic lantern, and when I was eight I...

I tried to stir the imagination and enthusiasms of students to take risks, to do...

I tried to stir the imagination and enthusiasms of students to take risks, to do...

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

Most poets, like most people, try hard to be like someone they admire or they...

Most poets, like most people, try hard to be like someone they admire or they...

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.