Julie Taymor Quote

The first thing I do when I'm creating, either for stage or for cinema, is to find the ideograph of the story. Which is; the one, simple expression that can tell everything. And at the same time be recognizable for the audience. It's like in old Japanese paintings — if you were to paint a bamboo forest, you should be able to find its essence with only three strokes.


Quoted in "Oh, girl : A Talk with Julie Taymor" at Subtitles to Cinema (2 September 2008)


The first thing I do when I'm creating, either for stage or for cinema, is to find the ideograph of the story. Which is; the one, simple expression...

The first thing I do when I'm creating, either for stage or for cinema, is to find the ideograph of the story. Which is; the one, simple expression...

The first thing I do when I'm creating, either for stage or for cinema, is to find the ideograph of the story. Which is; the one, simple expression...

The first thing I do when I'm creating, either for stage or for cinema, is to find the ideograph of the story. Which is; the one, simple expression...