Theatre - Painting

‘My teacher used to be a painter, he told me he hates theatre, perhaps because of how he was treated as a scenic painter when he was working for a theatre company. But he told me it was about the dialogue. Few years later, he wrote and directed a play. The actors were talking. It was shown in a local theatre and then Europe, Brussels. He is also making films now. Amongst the people I know, he is the one who has watched the most films. But I don’t have many friends. I read in the papers that it was shown in Venice. I am happy for him. But I heard the Italians are theatrical.’