John Tiffany Quotes
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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.
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I never get star-struck. I never fanboy. Ever, ever, ever.
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The more everything gets digitalised, the more precious the live experience of going to the theatre is.
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I don't think it's good, culturally, to base all critical judgments on a single performance.
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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.
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I suppose the key for me is about opening up experiences and untold stories to audiences.
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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.
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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?
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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!
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When I realised, on 'The Straits,' that physical work in the theatre takes much longer than directing scenes, it was like a eureka moment. If you want to work physically, you have to accommodate it, and it takes a disproportionate amount of time.
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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.
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I've never understood why anyone would want to join the army, but that's irrelevant. The fact of the matter is that, as long as we go on voting in governments who are prepared to take troops into an illegal war, that army is a necessity.
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I know Australians are no strangers to pubs, but in the U.K., the pub is a real meeting place because the houses can be quite small, so the pub is an extension of the living space.
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Pinocchio's really naughty. He's all impulse: 'I want to sleep now. I want to eat that. I want to run off to Pleasure Island.' It's commedia dell'arte meets Grimm's tales.
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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.
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When you're growing up, it's very easy to feel lonely and insecure.
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'Philistines' was so beautiful, and it bored me to death. I never want to see another production where the rain splashes against a window and actors wander around in drab cardigans saying, 'I'm so bored.'
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I looked into putting 'Doctor' on my license. But the insurance premium is higher, so I don't think I'll bother.
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'West Side Story' is one of the greatest theatrical experiences I've had.
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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.
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There are always discussions about casting stars in lead roles in theater - especially when you're working with commercial producers - and it's not something I'm against, not at all. But any casting has to be right for the project.
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Sometimes on Broadway, you don't know who the investors are, and you end up making a million dollars for somebody awful.
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I want to understand the anger in the world.
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The whole notion of never growing up is incredibly intense and emotional.