The human mind is a dramatic structure in itself and our society is absolutely saturated with drama. Edward Bond
We are still living in the aftershock of Hiroshima, people are still the scars of history. Edward Bond
Violence is hidden within democratic structures because they are not radically democratic - Western democracy is merely a domestic convenience of consumerism. Edward Bond
First there was the theatre of people and animals, then of people and the devil. Now we need the theatre of people and people. Edward Bond
I write plays not to make money, but to stop myself from going mad. Because it's my way of making the world rational to me. Edward Bond
All you now do is pursue your private objectives within society. Instead of us being a community, everybody is asked to seek their own personal ends. It's called competition. And competition is antagonism. Edward Bond
Art is the close scrutiny of reality and therefore I put on the stage only those things that I know happen in our society. Edward Bond
Fifteen years ago I walked out of a production of one of my plays at the RSC because I decided it was a waste of time. Edward Bond
Humanity's become a product and when humanity is a product, you get Auschwitz and you get Chair. Edward Bond
I don't think it's the job of theatre at the moment to provide political propaganda; that would be simplistic. We have to explore our situation further before we will understand it. Edward Bond
In the past goodness was always a collective experience. Then goodness became privatised. Edward Bond