Martin de Maat Quotes

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Let's try and create scenes that are about something... About something deeper than this ashtray.

Martin de Maat
There's a lot of laughter that goes on. Since we're laughing together, we're true community. It's a very safe place to confront your fears. The minute somebody says, "Perform!" your fear comes up...

Martin de Maat
The base of the work is one of individuals believing in themselves, trusting themselves in the moment and being accepting of themselves and the people around them. In order to improvise in front of an audience, you have to be accepting, involved in the moment and courageous. Those issues, when transferred over to general communication, makes the communication richer and helps in all areas of life.

Martin de Maat
The Hokey Pokey. Think about it. At the end of the song, what do we learn? What is it all about?... You put your whole self in!

Martin de Maat
I think many of us go through our life not fully having permission to be who we are and what we're going to become. Most of us are often looking for approval. We hate it when we're not approved of. It's that approval that has us in our minds worrying about what we're doing as we're doing it, trying to figure out whether or not it's appropriate or will be accepted. We walk through our lives like we're on our first date. Trying to see if we're appropriate and trying not to step on other peoples' toes... you know, cautiously, prophylactically, for fear of not being approved of. In this work, there's only approval.

Martin de Maat
No one will ever follow you down the street if you're carrying a banner that says, "Onward toward mediocrity."

Martin de Maat
Each of us is unique, and if we don't respect that uniqueness, if we don't allow that which we are to surface, then the world doesn't have it.

Martin de Maat
You have the right to follow your dreams. I'm giving you permission to follow your dreams.

Martin de Maat
You do not have the right to use this art form to feel inferior.

Martin de Maat
You know what intimacy is? It's into-me-you-see... it's allowing someone to know who you are when you have all these defenses to keep them from knowing.

Martin de Maat