John Tiffany Quotes
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I tend to work quite a lot during the weekends. My weekend can often be about two hours on Sunday.
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I'm fascinated to see how 'Black Watch' connects with an American audience.
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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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I realise that there's something about fantasy, whether it's written by the Grimm Brothers or J. K. Rowling or Thorne or J. M. Barrie, that it gets closer to the human experience than realism every could.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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 don't like the idea of stepping-stones in art forms: that you do your time at a regional theatre, and then you work in London and go to the West End, and then you do films. I've never felt like following that trajectory.
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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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'West Side Story' is one of the greatest theatrical experiences I've had.
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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 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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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.
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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 that just because people will pay a certain amount for a ticket that it's all right to charge it.
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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.
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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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I want to understand the anger in the world.
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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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You can only really get to any truth by telling peoples' stories.
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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.
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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.