John Tiffany

The whole notion of never growing up is incredibly intense and emotional.

— John Tiffany

“How to distract Scorpius from difficult emotional issues. Take him to a library.”

— John Tiffany

Sometimes it should be the job of Broadway to introduce stars as well as cast them.

— John Tiffany

When you're growing up, it's very easy to feel lonely and insecure.

— John Tiffany

I never get star-struck. I never fanboy. Ever, ever, ever.

— John Tiffany

'Thou shalt not bore' is a commandment that should be at the centre of our ambitions.

— John Tiffany

I'm not interested in putting naturalism on stage - I want passion.

— John Tiffany

I don't know how films get made, and I think I'll leave it to other people.

— John Tiffany

I looked into putting 'Doctor' on my license. But the insurance premium is higher, so I don't think I'll bother.

— John Tiffany

'Once' constantly surprises me. I think it's the power of the music and the storytelling that people connect with.

— John Tiffany

I love singing, and I used to perform quite a lot, but now, as a director, you just tend to watch other…

— John Tiffany

I don't think it's good, culturally, to base all critical judgments on a single performance.

— John Tiffany

I've never felt opera was a party I've been invited to, and maybe I've got a bit of a chip on my…

— John Tiffany

Pinocchio's really naughty. He's all impulse: 'I want to sleep now. I want to eat that. I want to run off to…

— John Tiffany

Some actors just have a quality, a way of combining music and character and story, where everything just falls into place.

— John Tiffany

I worked on new plays at the Traverse and did my best work in Scotland for years, so I never had ambitions…

— John Tiffany

“Perfection is beyond the reach of humankind, beyond the reach of magic. In every shining moment of happiness is that drop of…

— John Tiffany

I thought a director was like a pillow who sat under the writer, supporting them and submitting to their vision. It took…

— John Tiffany

There are always discussions about casting stars in lead roles in theater - especially when you're working with commercial producers - and…

— John Tiffany

'Black Watch' has taken its place in the canon of Scottish theatre, and that's fantastic. It's a very particular kind of theatre.…

— John Tiffany

Trump is like an eater of worlds from an 'Avengers' movie, but there seem to be different rules for him. What are…

— John Tiffany

When I sold my flat in Glasgow, I bought a little cottage on the North Yorkshire coast. Whenever we go up from…

— John Tiffany

How do we compete with the 3D superscreens at the cineplex? We just make it better - because theatre is better because…

— John Tiffany

I realise that there's something about fantasy, whether it's written by the Grimm Brothers or J. K. Rowling or Thorne or J.…

— John Tiffany

Only when you don't impose things on it do you get real political theatre.

— John Tiffany

I'll always have a relationship with Scotland.

— John Tiffany

I've been in Glasgow since I was 18, on and off.

— John Tiffany

I did a couple of short films when I was in Scotland.

— John Tiffany

One of the things I realised as I learned to manage a rehearsal room is that the best idea always has to…

— John Tiffany

I think associate director jobs are the best in the world, because you can do what you want and not have to…

— John Tiffany

“Those that we love never truly leave us, Harry. There are things that death cannot touch. Paint . . . and memory . . . and love.”

— John Tiffany

“DUMBLEDORE: You ask me, of all people, how to protect a boy in terrible danger? We cannot protect the young from harm.…

— John Tiffany

When I get really down, I remember that we all share 99.99 per cent of our DNA with Beyonce. And suddenly, the…

— John Tiffany

It blows my mind that you get Shakespeare where the 'low' comedy characters have got Northern or Welsh accents.

— John Tiffany

Whenever I'd seen Greek tragedy done with masks and declamations, it brought me out in a rash.

— John Tiffany

Sometimes on Broadway, you don't know who the investors are, and you end up making a million dollars for somebody awful.

— John Tiffany

When you tell a story that you know is having an effect on the audience, that, for me, is the transforming thing.

— John Tiffany

“Harry, you have one of the greatest hearts of any wizard who ever lived, and I do not believe your heart told…

— John Tiffany

My need is about communicating the whole, and when the whole is there in the text and in what the actors are…

— John Tiffany

I studied theatre at Glasgow University and then was lucky enough to land a scholarship with a theatre group in Edinburgh.

— John Tiffany