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jezik konsultanata kao strani jezik, to je bilo kao neko dokumentarističko istraživanje. Snimao sam sve te materijale, gledao sam i zapisivao ono što vidim i primetio da jezik koji koriste pokušava da bude sasvim bez emocija i da izgleda vrlo tehnički i neutralizujuće. Mnogo su govorili о otpuštanju ljudi, ali to nikada ne bi izgovorili, koristili su drugačiji jezik koji im je pomagao da nemaju problema sa savešću; taj jezik zamagljuje činjenicu da je reč о ljudima, i taj isti, ill sličan jezik, koristila je, što mi je veoma zanimljivo, i Bušova administracija. Jer, jezik je taj koji stvara naše misli i ako govorite određeni jezik, možete da mislite samo na određenl način. Meni je, naravno, bilo vrlo zanimljivo da saznam koji ti je jezik potreban da opravdaš rat i da učiniš da druga zemlja izgleda kao zli neprijatelj iz pakla, a da ti ostaneš potpuno pravedan. Uvek mi je zanimljivo da se zakačim za određeni jezički šablon ili da saznam kako on funkcioniše...To je bio slučaj i u mojoj prvoj, vrlo popularoj drami, Bog je DJ. Tu se radilo о muzici i određenom tipu života. Bilo mi je zanimljivo da gledam kako su ljudi mojih godina već spremni da stvore imidž о sebi i prodaju taj imdiž pop-zvezde, umetnika ili bilo čega drugog. Takođe, i u stavarnom životu, da bi se dobio posao recimo, potrebno je napraviti imidž. S Internetom je to još vise uznapredovalo, sada svako ima svoj profil, važno je kako nešto izgleda, kako se predstavlja, svako može da postane uzor, svi govore о sebi kao о vlastitom proizvodu - kao da žele da se reklamiraju.To mi je bilo zanimljivo. Richter: I think that language is content. Don't you think that the way characters speak shows what they think about the world and how they see other people? They have a specific, very technical way of talking about human beings. For them people are only numbers. I analyzed that language, the way they use it. I learned the language of consultants in the same way I would learn a foreign language, it was a kind of documentary research. I taped the material, watched it all and wrote down what 1 was seeing. I noticed that they try to use language in a way that is completely without emotion and appears to be very technical and neutralizing. They talked a lot about firing people, but they would never actually say that word. Instead they would say something else that would ease their conscience, words that obscure the fact that real people are at stake. The Bush administration used that same language, which is very interesting to me. Language is what shapes our thinking, if you speak a certain language in a certain way, that is the way you will think. It has naturally been very interesting to learn what kind of language Is necessary to justify war and making another country seem to be an evil enemy from hell while you remain entirely righteous. It has always been interesting to get into a certain idiomatic language and find out how it functions... That was the case in my first, very popular play, God is a DJ. It has to do with music and a specific way of life. It was interesting to watch how people my age are so ready to brand themselves and sell that image, whether it's a pop star, artist or something else. The same thing happens in real life. If you want a job, you have to create an image. The Internet has taken this even further: now everyone has a profile. It's important how something looks, how it is presented, anyone can become a ideal model, everyone talks about themselves as a product, as if they want to advertise themselves. That interested me. Iz intervjua Ivana Medenice s Falkom Rihterom / Ivan Medenica interviews Falk Richter Excerpts from Teatron, br.146-147, proleće / leto 2009