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

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

" What has started to interest me is how you use all the different disciplines and tools we have at our disposal, and that includes going into different art forms, like music and movement, because often they can tap into things that characters can't necessarily express through words. Audiences really enjoy that total experience. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Whenever I'd seen Greek tragedy done with masks and declamations, it brought me out in a rash. "

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

" I don't know how films get made, and I think I'll leave it to other people. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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!' "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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 love mishmash and the chaos of art forms. "

" A first preview is not exactly a pleasant experience for directors and actors. You're never as raw as when the audience first comes in. "

" Even with the success of 'Once,' I can't think about making theater straight for Broadway. Too nerve-racking. "

" 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. "

" In film, if you've got to do a scene in a swimming pool, you do a scene in a swimming pool. If you've got to blow up a car, you blow up a car. In theater, you can't do that, and therefore, you have the opportunity to engage the audience's imagination in a way that's rich. "

" 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! "

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

" 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. "