A bad audition is usually the director's fault, not the actor's. It's up to the director to get the atmosphere right to… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I hope that subsidised theatres continue to be rewarded for the wonder of talent they provide to this industry, on stage and… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I'm very much of the opinion that theatre is a collective art form, not just one person's vision. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I believe that theater has to be utterly life-changing for the people watching it. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I never wanted anything to do with the theatre as a child. I was dragged there under duress. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I've enjoyed lots of productions, and it's always been down to the actors I've been working with. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
The better the acting is, the less visible the director and the less visible the actor. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
It's predominantly a male society, predominately a male culture, predominantly a male theatre, and predominantly male critics, but that's changing, definitely. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
There's a certain type of theatre that I haven't got any time for at all - established, boring, same-old stuff without any… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
The actors work out how to create the show with me during the rehearsals. They owe it to themselves and each other… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I suppose what's so amazing about working at the National Theatre is that, because it's a subsidized theatre, you're not trying to… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I find theater emotionally expensive and all-involving. You have to pour so much blood and passion and heart into it. And so… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I had done drama at university, but I never thought I could be a director. There were so few female directors then.… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I was 28 before I started putting on productions. I got in the back door by doing fringe shows and a lot… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
It's a tremendous asset if you have a visual eye because you can make huge visual statements in a very theatrical way… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
It's incredible how London-centric the theatre world is. Certain actors won't travel away from London anymore for work; practitioners often aren't taken… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I feel that if you're going to do theater, you've really got to throw yourself into the deep end. You have to… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I think theater is so undervalued. I have seen things there that have been far more vivid than things that actually have… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
My father was a director, and my mother and grandparents were actors, so I spent a great deal of my time as… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I suppose that I'm excited by exciting theater. It takes a risk to show us the world in a new way. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
In subsidized theater, you are encouraged to take risks. It's about being imaginative and artistic. That's the priority. It might not be… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
It would be quite interesting to use Kermit the Frog to act like a real frog. But it wouldn't produce captivating theatre. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I suppose that I'm excited by exciting theater. It takes a risk to show us the world in a new way. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
I'm really fascinated by other directors' methods. I've done a lot of learning by observation. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
I'm interested in teasing out the contemporary issues in what I'm working on, however old the piece might be, whenever I'm working on it. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
It's incredible how London-centric the theatre world is. Certain actors won't travel away from London anymore for work; practitioners often aren't taken seriously enough… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
I just think that you have to approach anything you do with a huge amount of integrity - I don't really care where it… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
If you are working in a publicly subsidized building, then you have a responsibility to deliver truly interesting, risky, innovative, even provocative work. Work… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
There's a certain type of theatre that I haven't got any time for at all - established, boring, same-old stuff without any reason or… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
As you get older, you realise that your identity becomes more important - the environment in which you have grown is actually part of… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
It is draining when you have a child, and there aren't many women directors with kids out there as role models. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
The actors work out how to create the show with me during the rehearsals. They owe it to themselves and each other to maintain… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
I worked in casting for about five years before I became a director, and that taught me a huge amount because you never actually… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
I'm always drawn to female stories with female protagonists, and I particularly yearn for more older actresses to take centre stage in 2018. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
