Audience Quotes by Diane Paulus

I am always looking for what piece, what artists, what playwrights, what directors, what subject matter is going to catalyze an audience.

— Diane Paulus

We're a depraved civilization. All this technology, all the computer games and the iPhones... nobody will sit for art anymore. What a dismaying state…

— Diane Paulus

Im always interested in looking - historically - at how theater can animate history and how all of that can make us engage with…

— Diane Paulus

Creativity and the world of the imagination - the beauty of what we see as a child and the kind of play that we…

— Diane Paulus

The idea of making audiences feel like they matter, that the theatre matters, and that they're a partner in the event—that's what fuels me…

— Diane Paulus

Creativity is a form of knowledge.

— Diane Paulus

I think every theater in America wants a younger audience... and you can't just hope to have a younger audience, you have to program…

— Diane Paulus

You have to think about why you're asking an audience to come to the theater. It's not that they should come because it's good…

— Diane Paulus

At the core of what I'm doing is a belief in the audience, a belief that populism doesn't mean dumbing down theater, but rather…

— Diane Paulus

I want an audience that will come sitting forward in their seats.

— Diane Paulus

I don't want to be in an art bubble.

— Diane Paulus

I listen to music, I read scripts, and I know pretty intuitively if I can unlock it in a way. It's actually very liberating…

— Diane Paulus

I knew ART was was going to give me this opportunity to expand my role as a director and finally let me have a…

— Diane Paulus

I'm always interested in working with people who are good team players - that are selfless that way in their interests and dedication to…

— Diane Paulus

I think in our culture there's been a tendency for people to blame the audience. There is a tendency in our industry to say,…

— Diane Paulus