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" I suppose the key for me is about opening up experiences and untold stories to audiences. "
John Tiffany
Experiences
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Me
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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. "
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" You can only make the work that you have to make. And I am old enough now to know that I can't start making shows that are going to win awards. That way madness lies. "
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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 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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" Only when you don't impose things on it do you get real political theatre. "
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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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" It couldn't interest me less, the idea of putting a living room on stage. I just think, what's the point of walking into a theater to see a living room? A sofa in a forest? Now you're talking. "
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" When you're growing up, it's very easy to feel lonely and insecure. "
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" It blows my mind that you get Shakespeare where the 'low' comedy characters have got Northern or Welsh accents. "
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" I'll always have a relationship with Scotland. "
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