I'm fascinated by what lies beneath the surface. If you manage to put desire on stage, it can be very exciting. It's about getting the right feelings to spark at the right time - a moment of alchemy. — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
If I feel I've missed out something, it's properly running a theatre. That would be thrilling. — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
Waiting for Godot' is not an easy play to discover. It is a play that makes us face our own fragile existence. And what… — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
In your 20s, 30s, early 40s, you work with such a lot of different people, and then suddenly you just can't retain all those… — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
I love putting a show together, because it's like the chase - I think my masculine side enjoys it most, the aggression of putting… — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
I think it's the duty of the artist to run away from home. I mean I think you have to go far afield to… — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
One still gets a sense from some people that I got this or that gig only because I'm Ian McKellen's ex, which isn't the… — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
Actors like to know who they are playing, what they are thinking, feeling, meaning, intending at any one time. — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
I was originally an actor, and then I started to write. One of the most frustrating things about acting was that it was intermittent… — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated by what lies beneath the surface. If you manage to put desire on stage, it can be very exciting. It's about getting… — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
Directing 'Two Plays in Rep' has brought me the greatest professional satisfaction I have ever known. — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
The strange thing about directing, for me, was that opportunities arose; I'd had some nice roles as an actor, but it just never happened… — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
Working in New York, even when the reception has been less than sunny, has always brought me great fulfillment. — Sean Mathias Copy Share Image
