If it is just another run-of-the-mill show, then what is the point? — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
Directors have this mask of being in control and in charge, but underneath, I'm terrified. — Marianne Elliott Being 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 Actor Copy Share Image
I believe that theater has to be utterly life-changing for the people watching it. — Marianne Elliott Actor 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 Actor Copy Share Image
The better the acting is, the less visible the director and the less visible the actor. — Marianne Elliott Acting Copy Share Image
I would like to see more female stories out there, particularly older female stories. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
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 Audition Copy Share Image
You have to lead by example. You have to be the calmest person in the room. You have to be very open.… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I am quite an insecure person, and I think that, like any director, if I'm asked about my vision for a piece,… — Marianne Elliott Director Copy Share Image
We're always steered towards what is good in the canon by a male perspective. I like to do plays with a female… — 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 had a very embarrassing time acting extremely badly at university, which is when directing suddenly became so attractive. — Marianne Elliott Acting Copy Share Image
For me, it's life or death doing plays: there's this perfectionist thing about me that it has to be brilliant - anything… — 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 Actor 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 Night 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 Actor Copy Share Image
If you are working in a publicly subsidized building, then you have a responsibility to deliver truly interesting, risky, innovative, even provocative… — Marianne Elliott Audience Copy Share Image
It's impossible to feel the creative juices flowing if you're always worried about the end result. I think really, really good work… — Marianne Elliott Creative juices Copy Share Image
I worked in casting for about five years before I became a director, and that taught me a huge amount because you… — 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 Actor 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 Confidence Copy Share Image
I hope for continued bravery and risk-taking for all theatremakers in 2018 and beyond. — 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 Actor Copy Share Image
With everything I do, there always seems to be a massive risk involved. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
You need to see yourself in what you direct, I think - directing is quite self-indulgent from that point of view. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I'm really fascinated by other directors' methods. I've done a lot of learning by observation. — Marianne Elliott Cinema Copy Share Image
I'm quite unusual in directing terms: I'm a woman. I'm quite a girly girl. I was never academic. — Marianne Elliott Girl Copy Share Image
It's difficult to find an actress prepared to play a fading star. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
