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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" I thought a director was like a pillow who sat under the writer, supporting them and submitting to their vision. It took me a long time to realise that what a writer really wants is a production that matches the play and the writing. It is the only way the play can achieve its full potential. "

" Usually, in theatre, you're adapting existing material or creating an entirely new play. With the 'Cursed Child,' we have been given the unique opportunity to explore some of the most cherished books and beloved characters ever written, yet work with J. K. Rowling to tell a story from that world that no one yet knows - it's exhilarating. "

" I realise that there's something about fantasy, whether it's written by the Grimm Brothers or J. K. Rowling or Thorne or J. M. Barrie, that it gets closer to the human experience than realism every could. "

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

" How do we compete with the 3D superscreens at the cineplex? We just make it better - because theatre is better because it's live. Instead of trying to be like the poor cousin, we need to accept that we're the king. "

" 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. "

" Sometimes on Broadway, you don't know who the investors are, and you end up making a million dollars for somebody awful. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I hate rules. I hate 'This is the way things are done'. I hate a lack of reinvention. I hate theatre as an archeological exercise. Theatre needs to be urgent. "

" 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'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 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. "

" Trump is like an eater of worlds from an 'Avengers' movie, but there seem to be different rules for him. What are Twitter doing, for example? He's constantly breaking their rules, the sort of stuff other people get thrown off for. "

" Some actors just have a quality, a way of combining music and character and story, where everything just falls into place. "

" I love mishmash and the chaos of art forms. "

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

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

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

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

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

" '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.' "

" I don't like the idea of stepping-stones in art forms: that you do your time at a regional theatre, and then you work in London and go to the West End, and then you do films. I've never felt like following that trajectory. "

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

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

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

" For me, there is a real line between something being the worst thing in the world and the best thing in the world. "