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" I did a couple of short films when I was in Scotland. "

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" I'm never going to stop making theatre, but I don't think I'll make it as much, because I don't need to. There are other things I want to do with my life. I want to sit by the sea in Yorkshire and eat Eccles cakes and spend time with my family. "

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" I studied theatre at Glasgow University and then was lucky enough to land a scholarship with a theatre group in Edinburgh. "

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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. "

" The only thing I fear is when people say, 'I should go to the theatre more.' I say, 'We should create work that makes you not have a choice.' "

" Where film can eat up story, theatre needs space and breath. "

" '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.' "

" The Black Watch is one of the most illustrious regiments. They've been at the vanguard of British military operations for 400 years. Something they're very proud of is what they call 'The Golden Thread,' where you can trace a line back from them to the first Black Watch soldiers who were from the Highlands, spoke Gaelic, and wore the kilt. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The more everything gets digitalised, the more precious the live experience of going to the theatre is. "

" Theatre is a playground. It really is, and we should use that playground more. "

" It blows my mind that you get Shakespeare where the 'low' comedy characters have got Northern or Welsh accents. "

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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. "

" The whole notion of never growing up is incredibly intense and emotional. "

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" Austerity has led us to a terrible philosophy where we think we've got to cut back on everything that's 'frippery', like the arts. "