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> [In Elizabethan England or classical Athens... theater was at the center of, not culture, but society and politics and religion and civic engagement. Those things have a different audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/in-elizabethan-england-or-classical-athens-theater-was-at-the-center/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-paulus/)

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## More 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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/i-am-always-looking-for-what-piece-what-artists-what-playwrights-what/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/we-re-a-depraved-civilization-all-this-technology-all-the-computer/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-paulus/)

> [Im always interested in looking - historically - at how theater can animate history and how all of that can make us engage with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/im-always-interested-in-looking-historically-at-how-theater-can/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/creativity-and-the-world-of-the-imagination-the-beauty-of-what-we-see/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/the-idea-of-making-audiences-feel-like-they-matter-that-the-theatre/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-paulus/)

> [Creativity is a form of knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/creativity-is-a-form-of-knowledge/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/i-think-every-theater-in-america-wants-a-younger-audience-and-you-can/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/you-have-to-think-about-why-you-re-asking-an-audience-to-come-to-the/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/at-the-core-of-what-i-m-doing-is-a-belief-in-the-audience-a-belief/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-paulus/)

> [I want an audience that will come sitting forward in their seats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/i-want-an-audience-that-will-come-sitting-forward-in-their-seats/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-paulus/)

> [I don't want to be in an art bubble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/i-don-t-want-to-be-in-an-art-bubble/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/i-listen-to-music-i-read-scripts-and-i-know-pretty-intuitively-if-i/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/i-knew-art-was-was-going-to-give-me-this-opportunity-to-expand-my/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/i-m-always-interested-in-working-with-people-who-are-good-team/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-paulus/i-think-in-our-culture-there-s-been-a-tendency-for-people-to-blame/)

[Diane Paulus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-paulus/)

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