John Tiffany Quotes

John Tiffany
English Director
Born: 1971
About Me People Theatre Think You
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'Thou shalt not bore' is a commandment that should be at the centre of our ambitions. John Tiffany
Ambition Our Thou Bore Shalt Commandment Centre Should
For me, there is a real line between something being the worst thing in the world and the best thing in the world. John Tiffany
Best Me World Worst Worst Thing Something Between Real Line Being Thing
I studied theatre at Glasgow University and then was lucky enough to land a scholarship with a theatre group in Edinburgh. John Tiffany
Theatre Group Enough Studied Scholarship Glasgow Edinburgh Land Then Lucky University
Austerity has led us to a terrible philosophy where we think we've got to cut back on everything that's 'frippery', like the arts. John Tiffany
Think Back Everything Philosophy Like Terrible Got Led Austerity Arts Where Cut Us
You can only make the work that you have to make. And I am old enough now to know that I can't start making shows that are going to win awards. That way madness lies. John Tiffany
Work You Madness Win Old Enough Way Lies Only Know Make Making Am Going Old Enough Shows Awards Now Start
I suppose what I aspire to do is to make it easy for the audience to connect with a story. John Tiffany
Easy Suppose Make Audience Story Aspire Connect
There are always discussions about casting stars in lead roles in theater - especially when you're working with commercial producers - and it's not something I'm against, not at all. But any casting has to be right for the project. John Tiffany
You Stars Project About Something Casting Lead Lead Roles Always Commercial Discussions Roles Any Theater Against Producers Working Right
Some actors just have a quality, a way of combining music and character and story, where everything just falls into place. John Tiffany
Music Character Quality Everything Way Some Combining Falls Just Where Story Place Actor
I'm not interested in putting naturalism on stage - I want passion. John Tiffany
Passion Stage Putting Want Not Interested Interested Naturalism
My need is about communicating the whole, and when the whole is there in the text and in what the actors are doing, then it doesn't need 'frou-frou,' as I call it. John Tiffany
About Call Doing Text Communicating Then Whole Actor Need
I've been in Glasgow since I was 18, on and off. John Tiffany
On And Off Glasgow Since Been Off
I'll always have a relationship with Scotland. John Tiffany
Relationship Always Scotland
Theatre is a playground. It really is, and we should use that playground more. John Tiffany
Theatre More Really Should Use Playground
I love mishmash and the chaos of art forms. John Tiffany
Love Art Chaos Art Forms Forms
You can only really get to any truth by telling peoples' stories. John Tiffany
Truth You People Telling Only Get Any Stories Really
'Black Watch' has taken its place in the canon of Scottish theatre, and that's fantastic. It's a very particular kind of theatre. It's about the music, the movement, the whole 'event' of it. John Tiffany
Music Theatre Black Kind About Taken Particular Particular Kind Very Scottish Movement Canon Place Fantastic Whole Event Watch
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