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John Tiffany
English Director
Born: 1971
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I'm a sucker for emotionally exploitative cello. John Tiffany
Emotionally Cello Exploitative Sucker
The only thing I fear is when people say, 'I should go to the theatre more.' I say, 'We should create work that makes you not have a choice.' John Tiffany
Work You Theatre People Fear Say People Say More Only Makes Go The Only Thing Create Choice Should Thing
The power of imagination is infinite. John Tiffany
Power Imagination Infinite
I had a lovely time growing up. But I was very aware of the miners' strike going on, friends' families collapsing, and people being unemployed. John Tiffany
Time People Strike Miners Collapsing Had Up Friends Very Unemployed Families Going Being Lovely Growing Growing Up Aware
I don't know how films get made, and I think I'll leave it to other people. John Tiffany
People Made Think Films Other Know How Leave Get
We just don't need any more 'Macbeth's in the world, however brilliant mine might turn out to be. John Tiffany
World Brilliant Macbeth Mine Out More However Any Just Might Turn Need
One of the things I realised as I learned to manage a rehearsal room is that the best idea always has to win, and it doesn't matter where the idea comes from. John Tiffany
Best Win Matter One Of The Things Idea Learned Always Manage Where Realised Room Rehearsal Things
The physicality of a production needs evolution and breath. John Tiffany
Needs Breath Evolution Physicality Production
I never get star-struck. I never fanboy. Ever, ever, ever. John Tiffany
Never Get Ever
I was pre-med at Glasgow University. I was from a family who were of the mind that if you were clever enough to be a doctor or a lawyer, why wouldn't you be? John Tiffany
Family You Doctor Mind Lawyer Clever Enough Glasgow Were Who Why University
A first preview is not exactly a pleasant experience for directors and actors. You're never as raw as when the audience first comes in. John Tiffany
You Experience First Pleasant Pleasant Experience Exactly Directors Preview Never Raw Audience Actor
I was obsessed with theatre and loving the work of Caryl Churchill, Edward Bond, Howard Brenton, and Howard Barker, people doing real formal experimentation. But 'Road' was the first time I'd read a play written in a very true Northern dialect that seemed to have that excitement running through it. John Tiffany
Work Time Theatre People First Churchill Running Seemed Through Written Road Excitement True Obsessed Read First Time Dialect Real Doing Edward Very Northern Formal Experimentation Loving Play Bond
It blows my mind that you get Shakespeare where the 'low' comedy characters have got Northern or Welsh accents. John Tiffany
You Comedy Mind Characters Shakespeare Accents Got Welsh Get Blows Northern Where Low
I don't like the idea of stepping-stones in art forms: that you do your time at a regional theatre, and then you work in London and go to the West End, and then you do films. I've never felt like following that trajectory. John Tiffany
Work Art Time You Theatre Films London Following Never Idea Like Felt Go West Art Forms End Trajectory Forms Regional Then Your
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 are other things I want to do with my life. I want to sit by the sea in Yorkshire and eat Eccles cakes and spend time with my family. John Tiffany
Life Time Family Theatre My Life Sit Think Other Spend Eat Never Cakes Make Because Making Yorkshire Going Stop Want Much Sea Things Need
I worked on new plays at the Traverse and did my best work in Scotland for years, so I never had ambitions for things like Disney. John Tiffany
Work Best Ambition Best Work Never Had New Like Years Scotland Did Worked Disney Traverse Things Plays
I looked into putting 'Doctor' on my license. But the insurance premium is higher, so I don't think I'll bother. John Tiffany
Doctor Think License Higher Bother Putting Looked Insurance Premium
I tend to work quite a lot during the weekends. My weekend can often be about two hours on Sunday. John Tiffany
Work Sunday About Tend Weekend Weekends Hours Lot Quite Often Quite A Lot Two
I love singing, and I used to perform quite a lot, but now, as a director, you just tend to watch other people perform and tell them what to do. John Tiffany
Love You Director People Singing Other Tell Tend Perform Lot Quite Quite A Lot Just Them Used Now Watch
Where film can eat up story, theatre needs space and breath. John Tiffany
Needs Theatre Space Breath Eat Up Where Story Film
'Peter Pan' makes 'Black Watch' and 'The Bacchae' look like a walk in the park. John Tiffany
Walk Black Park Like Look Makes Peter Peter Pan Watch Pan
I have a personal issue with Shakespeare. When I first encountered him, he made me feel thick. Well, not him, but the productions I saw. John Tiffany
Me Made First Saw Shakespeare He Feel Well Him Issue Encountered Personal Productions Thick
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 shoulder about it. John Tiffany
Party Bit About Never Invited Opera Felt Got Been Maybe Chip Shoulder
I hate rules. I hate 'This is the way things are done'. I hate a lack of reinvention. I hate theatre as an archeological exercise. Theatre needs to be urgent. John Tiffany
Needs Theatre Hate Way Rules Archeological Exercise Done Lack Urgent Things Reinvention
The whole notion of never growing up is incredibly intense and emotional. John Tiffany
Incredibly Emotional Never Up Intense Notion Whole Growing Growing Up
When I get really down, I remember that we all share 99.99 per cent of our DNA with Beyonce. And suddenly, the world doesn't seem too bleak. John Tiffany
World Remember Down Too Our Per Seem Share Bleak Beyonce Get Cent Really Suddenly
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