Sean Mathias

If I feel I've missed out something, it's properly running a theatre. That would be thrilling.

— Sean Mathias

Waiting for Godot' is not an easy play to discover. It is a play that makes us face our own fragile existence.…

— Sean Mathias

In your 20s, 30s, early 40s, you work with such a lot of different people, and then suddenly you just can't retain…

— Sean Mathias

I love putting a show together, because it's like the chase - I think my masculine side enjoys it most, the aggression…

— Sean Mathias

I think it's the duty of the artist to run away from home. I mean I think you have to go far…

— Sean Mathias

One still gets a sense from some people that I got this or that gig only because I'm Ian McKellen's ex, which…

— Sean Mathias

Actors like to know who they are playing, what they are thinking, feeling, meaning, intending at any one time.

— Sean Mathias

I was originally an actor, and then I started to write. One of the most frustrating things about acting was that it…

— Sean Mathias

I'm fascinated by what lies beneath the surface. If you manage to put desire on stage, it can be very exciting. It's…

— Sean Mathias

Directing 'Two Plays in Rep' has brought me the greatest professional satisfaction I have ever known.

— Sean Mathias

The strange thing about directing, for me, was that opportunities arose; I'd had some nice roles as an actor, but it just…

— Sean Mathias

Working in New York, even when the reception has been less than sunny, has always brought me great fulfillment.

— Sean Mathias

The first American show I did was on Broadway, which was quite a good start.

— Sean Mathias

I didn't go to university. I don't have an academic background.

— Sean Mathias