Director Quote by Steven Berkoff Download Open image “A great opera house isn't run by a director, but by a great administrator.” — Steven Berkoff ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Director Great House Opera Opera house Run
Musicians ought to reclaim some of the power in the houses of production. The opera houses are run either by managers or by stage… — Laurence Equilbey Copy Share Image
I had been warned by other directors that opera is hell. The singers don't want to do what you want. — Robert Lepage Copy Share Image
I've always gravitated towards opera, and the Royal Opera House is quite possibly the greatest opera house on earth. — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
In management terms, directing opera certainly prepares you for a film set: the magnitude of it, the experts in other fields that you have… — Phyllida Lloyd Copy Share Image
I have a lot of projects I get asked for, but the opera house really is my house - my home. It's where I feel comfortable and confident and I get to explore these big human stories and dramas and collaborate with extraordinary people, great talented artists and administrators and other people who are passionate about it and support it.… — Jake Heggie Copy Share
I don't think an opera house is ever a place that can make you entirely happy. — Bernard Haitink Copy Share Image
Opera needs a major makeover; the large opera houses are too in thrall to their conservative patrons. — Robert Lepage Copy Share Image
Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama. — Bruce Beresford Copy Share Image
When you have the cast, the sets, the lights, an opera takes on its own life. I'm not one of those directors who marches… — Maximilian Schell Copy Share Image
It was my contention that opera can not only pay for itself if it is well given, but it can also command a much… — Gian Carlo Menotti Copy Share Image
Opera requires an enormous commitment. You must devote your whole life to producing that extraordinary sound. — Roger Allam Copy Share Image
I liked Stanley Kubrick from the start. He had a warm, benign nature and offered himself to you as a friend and ally. He… — Steven Berkoff Copy Share Image
Technology is the devil, and the more technology you have, the higher the price you pay. — Steven Berkoff Copy Share Image
After watching my poor mother being sometimes neglected by my father, it was almost tattooed on my brain that I would never cause hardship… — Steven Berkoff Copy Share Image
During the Second World War, we lived in a flat on Whitechapel Road in the East End of London. At one point during the… — Steven Berkoff Copy Share Image
Most American films have now become mindless. The human element has been removed, so you are just left with the surrogate human, which is… — Steven Berkoff Copy Share Image
When I started studying acting, I was enamoured of actors who used movement to enhance the language. — Steven Berkoff Copy Share Image
The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the… — Steven Berkoff Copy Share Image
When I ascended from the depths of the working class to the middle class, the higher I got, the more dishonesty I found. — Steven Berkoff Copy Share Image
My mother was almost entirely responsible for my cultural education. She took me to the library once a week, and by the age of… — Steven Berkoff Copy Share Image
Professionally speaking, the proudest moment was when I booked the 'Human Stain.' I knew it had Nicole Kidman, Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris and Gary… — Wentworth Miller Copy Share Image
When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director, who knew… — John Tesh Copy Share Image
During script narrations, if I feel the screenplay mood jumping abruptly, I tell the director, and they work on it. — Vijay Sethupathi Copy Share Image
I'm publicist, patron of nine charities, creative director, food consultant, recipe developer - and mum. — Jack Monroe Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be a director; it's just how my mind has always worked. If I hear music, I see music videos and… — Noel Wells Copy Share Image
There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro. — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
Steven Spielberg seems to have wanted to be a director from 13. He put his dog in a certain position and made him eat… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
Because I thought there's no point trying to second guess what people are looking for, because if I'm the right director for it, then… — Kate Herron Copy Share Image
As a director, people are trusting you with their lives, with their stories. — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
I loved working with Stephen Frears. He's a really fantastic director. He knows what he wants and how to get it. — Anjelica Huston Copy Share Image
What I look for in a script is something that challenges me, something that breaks new ground, something that allows me to flex my… — Michael Bay Copy Share Image
