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" It's very hard to argue with the politics of 'Black Watch,' because it is not an opinion; it is just the true stories of these boys, and any opinions expressed are theirs. "

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" I worked on new plays at the Traverse and did my best work in Scotland for years, so I never had ambitions for things like Disney. "

John Tiffany

Years

Work

Never

" 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. "

" If you're going to be hosting any event or a performance or having dinner with people after a performance, it is work, but it's also social: food and a glass of wine would be involved often. "

" When you're growing up, it's very easy to feel lonely and insecure. "

" I suppose the key for me is about opening up experiences and untold stories to audiences. "

John Tiffany

Experiences

Key

" I tend to work quite a lot during the weekends. My weekend can often be about two hours on Sunday. "

" The physicality of a production needs evolution and breath. "

" I don't think that just because people will pay a certain amount for a ticket that it's all right to charge it. "

" Only when you don't impose things on it do you get real political theatre. "

" No space should be safe from theatre. "

" I never get star-struck. I never fanboy. Ever, ever, ever. "

" I do like horror films, but I wouldn't ever be interested in putting a horror on stage - blood doesn't equal horror. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" In theatre, previews are the first draft of a show. I strongly believe that. The only way we can truly tell whether that draft works is by having an audience present. "

" There are some actors who see a show as something to do before going out. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When I get really down, I remember that we all share 99.99 per cent of our DNA with Beyonce. And suddenly, the world doesn't seem too bleak. "

John Tiffany

Down

DNA

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

John Tiffany

Theatre

Playground

" We never want to update 'Black Watch,' because it's about a moment in time, and through that moment, it manages to speak about Afghanistan and all other wars. This play is 'about' Iraq, but it's actually about every war that's ever been or will ever be. "

" My need is about communicating the whole, and when the whole is there in the text and in what the actors are doing, then it doesn't need 'frou-frou,' as I call it. "

" The power of imagination is infinite. "

" I want to understand the anger in the world. "

" Sometimes it should be the job of Broadway to introduce stars as well as cast them. "

" I don't think it's good, culturally, to base all critical judgments on a single performance. "

" I looked into putting 'Doctor' on my license. But the insurance premium is higher, so I don't think I'll bother. "

" I was obsessed with theatre and loving the work of Caryl Churchill, Edward Bond, Howard Brenton, and Howard Barker, people doing real formal experimentation. But 'Road' was the first time I'd read a play written in a very true Northern dialect that seemed to have that excitement running through it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "