“ Naming a baby is an act of poetry, for many people the only creative moment of their lives. Richard Eyre
“ I envy the happiness of others... I envy the sense of belonging... I seem always to be remaking myself. Richard Eyre
“ If the arts are held up solely as a means of social insight, fantasy is denied the chance to be commonplace and reality the chance to be exotic. Richard Eyre
“ You can't be minimalist as a director until you have acquired the experience and confidence to say no. Richard Eyre
“ A place makes a deep impression on you when you're young. It lives with you. It's like your childhood. It fertilises the imagination. Richard Eyre
“ I believe there is a relationship between having an interest in the arts and the behaviour of society as a whole. Some politicians find it difficult that the arts is a weapon of happiness... Politics… Richard Eyre
“ I sort of feel that climate change will be solved by science. I just feel instinctively that we will find a way of saving ourselves. But I am less confident that we won't destroy ourselves in other wa… Richard Eyre
“ Resolution, like responsibility, is a product of ownership, and kids can't resolve a conflict until they figure out how they contributed to it. Richard Eyre