Harps Quotes

Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune.

The actor should not play a part. Like the Aeolian harps that used to be hung in the trees to be played only by the breeze, the actor should be an instrument played upon by the character he depicts.

At Bloomington, Indiana, I was invited to listen to music written in quarter tones for four harps and voices. I had to go out to be sick.

For Ryan's Daughter I used a total of eight harps, something that was, at least, weird.