My dad had a big influence on me, and although I was never very bright at school, I used to love philosophising with him about big universal things - and I think that's what directing is. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
You need to see yourself in what you direct, I think - directing is quite self-indulgent from that point of view. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I suppose that I'm excited by exciting theater. It takes a risk to show us the world in a new way. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
I'm really fascinated by other directors' methods. I've done a lot of learning by observation. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
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. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
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… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
I just think that you have to approach anything you do with a huge amount of integrity - I don't really care where it… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
If you are working in a publicly subsidized building, then you have a responsibility to deliver truly interesting, risky, innovative, even provocative work. Work… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
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… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
As you get older, you realise that your identity becomes more important - the environment in which you have grown is actually part of… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
It is draining when you have a child, and there aren't many women directors with kids out there as role models. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
The actors work out how to create the show with me during the rehearsals. They owe it to themselves and each other to maintain… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
I worked in casting for about five years before I became a director, and that taught me a huge amount because you never actually… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
I'm always drawn to female stories with female protagonists, and I particularly yearn for more older actresses to take centre stage in 2018. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share
