I'm quite unusual in directing terms: I'm a woman. I'm quite a girly girl. I was never academic. — Marianne Elliott Girl Copy Share Image
I think theater is so undervalued. I have seen things there that have been far more vivid than things that actually have… — Marianne Elliott Far Copy Share Image
'Friends' is easy to dismiss, but it's really good television - the art with which those actors play with comedy shouldn't be… — Marianne Elliott Art Copy Share Image
You have to lead by example. You have to be the calmest person in the room. You have to be very open.… — Marianne Elliott Best Copy Share Image
It's a tremendous asset if you have a visual eye because you can make huge visual statements in a very theatrical way… — Marianne Elliott Acting Copy Share Image
I had a very embarrassing time acting extremely badly at university, which is when directing suddenly became so attractive. — Marianne Elliott Acting Copy Share Image
I'm very much of the opinion that theatre is a collective art form, not just one person's vision. — Marianne Elliott Art Copy Share Image
Directors have this mask of being in control and in charge, but underneath, I'm terrified. — Marianne Elliott Being Copy Share Image
I've enjoyed lots of productions, and it's always been down to the actors I've been working with. — Marianne Elliott Always Copy Share Image
I feel that if you're going to do theater, you've really got to throw yourself into the deep end. You have to… — Marianne Elliott Best Copy Share Image
What I really would like to see is more female stories out there. Particularly older female stories, because women are predominantly ticket-buyers. — Marianne Elliott Like Copy Share Image
My dad had a big influence on me, and although I was never very bright at school, I used to love philosophising… — Marianne Elliott Dad Copy Share Image
In subsidized theater, you are encouraged to take risks. It's about being imaginative and artistic. That's the priority. It might not be… — Marianne Elliott About Copy Share Image
We're always steered towards what is good in the canon by a male perspective. I like to do plays with a female… — Marianne Elliott Always Copy Share Image
Whether you're a man or a woman, life can be very, very difficult and confusing and desperate, and it's life-enhancing to know… — Marianne Elliott Difficult Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to female stories, of which there aren't that many, and particularly to stories now about older women. The things they… — Marianne Elliott Now Copy Share Image
Often during rehearsals, I catch myself thinking, 'God, this is hard. Why am I always choosing such difficult plays to put on?' — Marianne Elliott Difficult Copy Share Image
With everything I do, there always seems to be a massive risk involved. — Marianne Elliott Always Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I never spoke. I would sit under a table and not speak to anybody. No words for… — Marianne Elliott Never Copy Share Image
I've seen many shows ruined by bad reviews and good reviews, so I always tell my actors not to read the reviews… — Marianne Elliott Always 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 I think Copy Share Image
Staging any play is very exposing because, if you are going to do it well, you have to put so much of… — Marianne Elliott Going Copy Share Image
