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Whenever I'd seen Greek tragedy done with masks and declamations, it brought me out in a rash.
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What has started to interest me is how you use all the different disciplines and tools we have at our disposal, and that includes going into different art forms, like music and movement, because often they can tap into things that characters can't necessarily express through words. Audiences really enjoy that total experience.
John Tiffany
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I love singing, and I used to perform quite a lot, but now, as a director, you just tend to watch other people perform and tell them what to do.
John Tiffany -
I thought a director was like a pillow who sat under the writer, supporting them and submitting to their vision. It took me a long time to realise that what a writer really wants is a production that matches the play and the writing. It is the only way the play can achieve its full potential.
John Tiffany -
One of the things I realised as I learned to manage a rehearsal room is that the best idea always has to win, and it doesn't matter where the idea comes from.
John Tiffany -
I don't know how films get made, and I think I'll leave it to other people.
John Tiffany -
A first preview is not exactly a pleasant experience for directors and actors. You're never as raw as when the audience first comes in.
John Tiffany -
Sometimes on Broadway, you don't know who the investors are, and you end up making a million dollars for somebody awful.
John Tiffany
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I don't think that just because people will pay a certain amount for a ticket that it's all right to charge it.
John Tiffany -
I was pre-med at Glasgow University. I was from a family who were of the mind that if you were clever enough to be a doctor or a lawyer, why wouldn't you be?
John Tiffany -
The whole notion of never growing up is incredibly intense and emotional.
John Tiffany -
'West Side Story' is one of the greatest theatrical experiences I've had.
John Tiffany -
I have a personal issue with Shakespeare. When I first encountered him, he made me feel thick. Well, not him, but the productions I saw.
John Tiffany -
I've never felt opera was a party I've been invited to, and maybe I've got a bit of a chip on my shoulder about it.
John Tiffany
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I don't think it's good, culturally, to base all critical judgments on a single performance.
John Tiffany -
Theatre is a living organism. You only know if your show is working when you see it with an audience. You can also tell when it isn't working - it's horrible, and you desperately try to figure out how to make it connect.
John Tiffany -
One of my favorite things to read in the 'Observer' is the restaurant review by Jay Rayner. I love reading about these restaurants that I won't ever have the time to go to.
John Tiffany -
I think associate director jobs are the best in the world, because you can do what you want and not have to take responsibility for it!
John Tiffany -
When you're growing up, it's very easy to feel lonely and insecure.
John Tiffany -
How do we compete with the 3D superscreens at the cineplex? We just make it better - because theatre is better because it's live. Instead of trying to be like the poor cousin, we need to accept that we're the king.
John Tiffany
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Even with the success of 'Once,' I can't think about making theater straight for Broadway. Too nerve-racking.
John Tiffany -
I want to understand the anger in the world.
John Tiffany -
You can only really get to any truth by telling peoples' stories.
John Tiffany -
I had a lovely time growing up. But I was very aware of the miners' strike going on, friends' families collapsing, and people being unemployed.
John Tiffany