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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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" We just don't need any more 'Macbeth's in the world, however brilliant mine might turn out to be. "

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

" 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.' "

" 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. "

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

" I'm fascinated to see how 'Black Watch' connects with an American audience. "

" 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! "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" I'm a sucker for emotionally exploitative cello. "

" Broadway is full of crazy people. "

" 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. "

" Theatre is a living organism. You only know if your show is working when you see it with an audience. You can also tell when it isn't working - it's horrible, and you desperately try to figure out how to make it connect. "

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

" 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? "

" When I sold my flat in Glasgow, I bought a little cottage on the North Yorkshire coast. Whenever we go up from London to stay there, I'm just like, 'I'm home! I'm home in Bronte-land!' "

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" The idea of audiences becoming part of the show is, I think, where theatre is going. "

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

" 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. "

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

" When you tell a story that you know is having an effect on the audience, that, for me, is the transforming thing. "

" 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'm not interested in putting naturalism on stage - I want passion. "