'Blackbird' is the only one I've ever wanted to redo. It just haunted me, this play. There was a sense of unfinished business because at the time we did it at Manhattan Theatre Club, there was real momentum to move… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful. — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
I don't believe really good plays - interesting plays, complicated plays - can mean just one thing to every single person in the audience. — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
I have a concentrated period of work for about five months, and then I take a bunch of time off. That's just the way… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
In 'The Humans,' there's a gay character, and the fact that she's gay is probably the least interesting thing about her. — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
Alison Pill is the unsung hero of 'Three Tall Women' to me. She's extraordinary in this part, and she makes it look easy. I'm… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
But there is a process that happens when you're making something, be it a musical or a new play. That process takes time, and… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
I do not resent Sarah Jessica Parker. We've been friends for decades. I just do not like what 'Sex and the City' did to… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
Jayne Houdyshell and I - when I was 17 years old - did summer stock together at the Timber Lake Playhouse in Mt. Carroll,… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
I think, as written, 'Assassins' simply acknowledges the very human need to be acknowledged. As director, I've got to put aside any particular biases… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
There are plenty of other actors who are wonderful that just don't work in a way that I work, or our methods aren't necessarily… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
I have a responsibility to diversity onstage, but one of the things I've heard about our production of 'Boys' is that it's a bunch… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
Is it perfect? Absolutely not! But there was an audience for 'Wicked,' and our producers were smart enough to reach that audience. — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
My first real job as a director was working with Robbie Baitz on his play 'Three Hotels.' It was an incredible collaboration. — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
