We must wash literature off ourselves. We want to be men above all, to be human.
Antonin Artaud Quotes
I myself spent nine years in an insane asylum and I never had the obsession of suicide, but I know that each conversation with a psychiatrist, every morning at the time of his visit, made me want to hang myself, realizing that I would not be able to cut his throat. I myself spent nine years in an insane asylum and I never had
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Antonin Artaud Quotes: I myself spent nine years in an insane asylum and I never had..."
| Birth: | 4th September, 1896 |
| Death: | 4th March, 1948 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Actor, Playwright, Poet, Theatre director |
About
Antonin Artaud was born in Marseille, France. He was a French playwright, poet, actor and theatre director. Antonin is a diminutive form of Antoine "little Anthony", and was among a list of names which Artaud used throughout his writing career.
Share with your friends