British - Director | December 27, 1966 -
My dad had a big influence on me, and although I was never very bright at school, I used to love philosophising with him about big universal things - and I think that's what directing is.
Marianne Elliott
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I'm quite unusual in directing terms: I'm a woman. I'm quite a girly girl. I was never academic.
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I hope that subsidised theatres continue to be rewarded for the wonder of talent they provide to this industry, on stage and off.
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I never wanted anything to do with the theatre as a child. I was dragged there under duress.
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I always wanted to beat my own path.
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It would be quite interesting to use Kermit the Frog to act like a real frog. But it wouldn't produce captivating theatre.
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I suppose that I'm excited by exciting theater. It takes a risk to show us the world in a new way.
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Whether you're a man or a woman, life can be very, very difficult and confusing and desperate, and it's life-enhancing to know that somehow, there is a way through it.
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My generation feels it has been lied to a great deal.
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I used to love getting older.
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I worked in casting for about five years before I became a director, and that taught me a huge amount because you never actually will see the character walk through the door - and if you do, then you have to be slightly suspicious of that.
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The better the acting is, the less visible the director and the less visible the actor.
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