John Tiffany

I want to understand the anger in the world.

— John Tiffany

I love mishmash and the chaos of art forms.

— John Tiffany

Broadway is full of crazy people.

— John Tiffany

“Sometimes costs are made to be borne.”

— John Tiffany

“Pain Must & Will Come”

— John Tiffany

No space should be safe from theatre.

— John Tiffany

I suppose the key for me is about opening up experiences and untold stories to audiences.

— John Tiffany

You can only really get to any truth by telling peoples' stories.

— John Tiffany

“Ministry seized an illegal Time-Turner from Theodore Nott and has kept it.”

— John Tiffany

I'm fascinated to see how 'Black Watch' connects with an American audience.

— John Tiffany

Where film can eat up story, theatre needs space and breath.

— John Tiffany

There are some actors who see a show as something to do before going out.

— John Tiffany

“I am paint and memory, Harry, paint and memory.”

— John Tiffany

I suppose what I aspire to do is to make it easy for the audience to connect with a story.

— John Tiffany

I have a personal issue with Shakespeare. When I first encountered him, he made me feel thick. Well, not him, but the…

— John Tiffany

“People say parenting is the hardest job in the world –they’re wrong –growing up is. We all just forget how hard it…

— John Tiffany

A first preview is not exactly a pleasant experience for directors and actors. You're never as raw as when the audience first…

— John Tiffany

The only thing I fear is when people say, 'I should go to the theatre more.' I say, 'We should create work…

— John Tiffany

The more everything gets digitalised, the more precious the live experience of going to the theatre is.

— John Tiffany

I do like horror films, but I wouldn't ever be interested in putting a horror on stage - blood doesn't equal horror.

— John Tiffany

“Losers are taught to be losers. And there’s only one way to teach a loser — and we know that better than…

— John Tiffany

I know Australians are no strangers to pubs, but in the U.K., the pub is a real meeting place because the houses…

— John Tiffany

“Harry, there is never a perfect answer in this messy, emotional world. Perfection is beyond the reach of humankind, beyond the reach…

— John Tiffany

'Philistines' was so beautiful, and it bored me to death. I never want to see another production where the rain splashes against…

— John Tiffany

If you're going to be hosting any event or a performance or having dinner with people after a performance, it is work,…

— John Tiffany

We never want to update 'Black Watch,' because it's about a moment in time, and through that moment, it manages to speak…

— John Tiffany

“And now we enter a never-world of time change. And this scene is all about magic. The changes are rapid as we…

— John Tiffany

It couldn't interest me less, the idea of putting a living room on stage. I just think, what's the point of walking…

— John Tiffany

In film, if you've got to do a scene in a swimming pool, you do a scene in a swimming pool. If…

— John Tiffany

I'm never going to stop making theatre, but I don't think I'll make it as much, because I don't need to. There…

— John Tiffany

“I’d give anything to be going back. HARRY: Strange, Al being worried he’ll be sorted into Slytherin. HERMIONE: That’s nothing, Rose is…

— John Tiffany

“Pan, The House of Bernarda Alba, Transform Caithness: Hunter, Be Near Me, Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us, The Bacchae (also Lincoln Center),…

— John Tiffany

“JAMES: Apart from the Thestrals. Watch out for the Thestrals. ALBUS: I thought they were invisible! HARRY: Listen to your professors, don’t…

— John Tiffany

“you are making a mistake. HARRY: Albus didn’t like me before. He might not like me again. But he will be safe.…

— John Tiffany

'West Side Story' is one of the greatest theatrical experiences I've had.

— John Tiffany

I'm a sucker for emotionally exploitative cello.

— John Tiffany

Theatre is a playground. It really is, and we should use that playground more.

— John Tiffany

The idea of audiences becoming part of the show is, I think, where theatre is going.

— John Tiffany

The physicality of a production needs evolution and breath.

— John Tiffany

'Peter Pan' makes 'Black Watch' and 'The Bacchae' look like a walk in the park.

— John Tiffany