When I was a kid, I never spoke. I would sit under a table and not speak to anybody. No words for… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I am still very observant. I am absorbed by people and why they do what they do. — Marianne Elliott Absorbed Copy Share Image
It is draining when you have a child, and there aren't many women directors with kids out there as role models. — Marianne Elliott Children Copy Share Image
Horses are wild animals, essentially, and they're not there to do what humans want them to - they can be browbeaten or… — Marianne Elliott Animals 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 Amazing Copy Share Image
Often during rehearsals, I catch myself thinking, 'God, this is hard. Why am I always choosing such difficult plays to put on?' — 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
I'm drawn to female stories, of which there aren't that many, and particularly to stories now about older women. The things they… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I've seen many shows ruined by bad reviews and good reviews, so I always tell my actors not to read the reviews… — 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 Cinema 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 Acting Copy Share Image
'Friends' is easy to dismiss, but it's really good television - the art with which those actors play with comedy shouldn't be… — Marianne Elliott Art Copy Share Image
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 Actresses Copy Share Image
I just think that you have to approach anything you do with a huge amount of integrity - I don't really care… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I'm aware, as I get older, there are less and less stories that really pertain to me and who I am and… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
As you get older, you realise that your identity becomes more important - the environment in which you have grown is actually… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
If you can't see it, you can't be it. It's just having those brilliant women break out and do something - then… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
What I really would like to see is more female stories out there. Particularly older female stories, because women are predominantly ticket-buyers. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
For me, 'Angels in America' is not really about AIDS. For me, it's a metaphor for anybody who is struggling with serious… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
If you put a blank canvas in front of Matisse and say, 'This has to be a success,' who's going to pick… — Marianne Elliott Artist 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 Actor Copy Share Image
Whether you're a man or a woman, life can be very, very difficult and confusing and desperate, and it's life-enhancing to know… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
The less subsidy we have, the more the 'producers' take over, and the 'bottom line' becomes the raison d'etre. That's quite an… — Marianne Elliott Art Copy Share Image
I always loved and secretly wanted to do 'Company.' It was produced on Broadway in 1970, and it's about a successful 35-year-old… — Marianne Elliott Actor Copy Share Image
I suppose I always find a lot of characters that are deeply, deeply keening with a sense of yearning and desire through… — Marianne Elliott Bravery 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
The plays I choose to work on are about having masks. We all have masks in life, but there is a different… — Marianne Elliott Actor 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'm interested in teasing out the contemporary issues in what I'm working on, however old the piece might be, whenever I'm working… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
My dad had a big influence on me, and although I was never very bright at school, I used to love philosophising… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
Staging any play is very exposing because, if you are going to do it well, you have to put so much of… — Marianne Elliott Actor Copy Share Image
