"Unchecked feelings aroused by music, special thoughts that may be conceived when listening to music, physical exhaustion that easily arises just from listening to music, these are all distractions from music. To avoid these distractions, the individual participates in the music, thus obeying the principle: doing is better than feeling"

           – Bertolt Brecht, Texts on Radio Broadcasting (1926–1932)

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"The problem is that making reality recognizable in the theatre is just one of the tasks of true realism. You still need to be able to see through this reality, though. The laws that determine how the processes of life develop must be made visible. These laws aren’t visible in photographs. Nor are they visible if the spectators simply borrow the eyes or hearts of the characters involved in these processes."

                                          – Bertolt Brecht, Brecht on Performance

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"Posed photographs mean that the object is killed for the purpose of the photograph. Only photographs taken during the production can convey true impressions." 

                                          – Bertolt Brecht, Brecht on Performance

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"Photographs can only reproduce the artistic atmosphere of a performance if they have a genuine effect as images. Art can only be reproduced in an artistic way. Consequently, the ‘graininess’ that is otherwise so feared can become an artistic method. The blurring caused by a great deal of movement should not cause too much concern either. What will remain decisive is how much of the sense and character of the production is captured."

                                          – Bertolt Brecht, Brecht on Performance