Lucien Bourjeily Quotes

Lebanon, Writer
1980

Lucien Bourjeily is a writer and director of both theater and film. He was behind the first professional improvisational theatre shows in the Middle East; defying all censorship laws still applicable in this region: peacefully challenging social and cultural barriers using theatre to set off dialogue, encourage free speech, and as a true force of positive change. He is a Fulbright scholar and holds an MFA in Filmmaking from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Also known as Director

People are so accustomed now to social networking. Now everybody has custom-made news for him or her. So everybody is a content maker and a content reactor.

Lucien Bourjeily
- People
If you want to get into the shoes of someone, it's not just about seeing and hearing. It is also about what you touch and what you smell. Smell is so specific and so powerful. And this is the beauty of immersive theatre - it's something you cannot get in any other art form. I think this is the real future for theatre.

Lucien Bourjeily
- Real
- Art
- Future

Theatre has so many competitors, it's no longer enough to see and hear a play. You want to be able to touch and smell it, too.

Lucien Bourjeily
- Theatre
Art is where we make a stand. If we don't make it there, freedom of expression is lost for everyone - for artists, for journalists, and for everyday people.

Lucien Bourjeily
- People
- Art
- Freedom
Once you get used to censorship, sometimes you self-censor.

Lucien Bourjeily