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> [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 get the best out of your auditionees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/a-bad-audition-is-usually-the-director-s-fault-not-the-actor-s-it-s/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

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## More by Marianne Elliott

> [I suppose that I'm excited by exciting theater. It takes a risk to show us the world in a new way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/i-suppose-that-i-m-excited-by-exciting-theater-it-takes-a-risk-to/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [I never want to see 'Hamlet' ever again! Never ever!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/i-never-want-to-see-hamlet-ever-again-never-ever/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [I'm really fascinated by other directors' methods. I've done a lot of learning by observation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/i-m-really-fascinated-by-other-directors-methods-i-ve-done-a-lot-of/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/i-m-interested-in-teasing-out-the-contemporary-issues-in-what-i-m/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/it-s-incredible-how-london-centric-the-theatre-world-is-certain/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [I just think that you have to approach anything you do with a huge amount of integrity - I don't really care where it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/i-just-think-that-you-have-to-approach-anything-you-do-with-a-huge/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [I used to love getting older.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/i-used-to-love-getting-older/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [I didn't want to just be remembered for 'War Horse.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/i-didn-t-want-to-just-be-remembered-for-war-horse/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [If you are working in a publicly subsidized building, then you have a responsibility to deliver truly interesting, risky, innovative, even provocative work. Work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/if-you-are-working-in-a-publicly-subsidized-building-then-you-have-a/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/there-s-a-certain-type-of-theatre-that-i-haven-t-got-any-time-for-at/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [As you get older, you realise that your identity becomes more important - the environment in which you have grown is actually part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/as-you-get-older-you-realise-that-your-identity-becomes-more/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [It is draining when you have a child, and there aren't many women directors with kids out there as role models.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/it-is-draining-when-you-have-a-child-and-there-aren-t-many-women/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [The actors work out how to create the show with me during the rehearsals. They owe it to themselves and each other to maintain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/the-actors-work-out-how-to-create-the-show-with-me-during-the/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [I worked in casting for about five years before I became a director, and that taught me a huge amount because you never actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/i-worked-in-casting-for-about-five-years-before-i-became-a-director/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

> [I'm always drawn to female stories with female protagonists, and I particularly yearn for more older actresses to take centre stage in 2018.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/i-m-always-drawn-to-female-stories-with-female-protagonists-and-i/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

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