Martin de Maat

"The Mysterious Martin de Maat" by Jack Helbig in the Chicago Reader"

"You do not have the right to use this art form to feel inferior."

"You know what intimacy is? It's into-me-you-see... it's allowing someone to know who you are when you have all these defenses to keep them from knowing."

"The Hokey Pokey. Think about it. At the end of the song, what do we learn? What is it all about?... You put your whole self in!"

"The base of the work is one of individuals believing in themselves, trusting themselves in the moment and being accepting of themselves and the people around them. In order to improvise in front of an…"

"What happens in the ensemble work is that in a cooperative work, the power of communication in being with each other in acceptance and "yes, and"-ing each other, is that you as an individual start to …"

"I think many of us go through our life not fully having permission to be who we are and what we're going to become. Most of us are often looking for approval. We hate it when we're not approved of. It…"

"No one will ever follow you down the street if you're carrying a banner that says, "Onward toward mediocrity."