31 Marianne Elliott Quotes for You to Enjoy

Marianne Elliott

British Director

Born: Dec 27, 1966

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I'm interested in teasing out the contemporary issues in what I'm working on, however old the piece might be, whenever I'm working on it. Marianne Elliott

Old Out Piece Contemporary Issues However Whenever Interested Might Working

If you are working in a publicly subsidized building, then you have a responsibility to deliver truly interesting, risky, innovative, even provocative work. Work that speaks to your audience in many resonant ways. The priority is less about the financial rewards. Marianne Elliott

Work You Financial Responsibility Building Resonant Innovative Ways About Risky Deliver Audience Priority Truly Provocative Subsidized Rewards Interesting Then Working Your Speaks Less Many Even Publicly

My dad had a big influence on me, and although I was never very bright at school, I used to love philosophising with him about big universal things - and I think that's what directing is. Marianne Elliott

It's difficult to find an actress prepared to play a fading star. Marianne Elliott

Difficult Find Fading Prepared Star Actress Play

I believe that theater has to be utterly life-changing for the people watching it. Marianne Elliott

People Believe Life-Changing For The People Theater Utterly Watching

I never wanted anything to do with the theatre as a child. I was dragged there under duress. Marianne Elliott

Theatre Never Child Duress Wanted Anything Dragged

We're always steered towards what is good in the canon by a male perspective. I like to do plays with a female protagonist who finds her way through. My way is unusual. Marianne Elliott

Good Perspective Way Finds Steered Through Towards Like Protagonist Unusual Female Always Male Canon Who Her Plays

I always wanted to beat my own path. Marianne Elliott

Path Own My Own Beat Always Wanted

'War Horse' is just an extraordinary being. Marianne Elliott

War Extraordinary Horse Just Being

My generation feels it has been lied to a great deal. Marianne Elliott

Great Generation Great Deal Has-Been Lied My Generation Feels Deal Been

I would like to see more female stories out there, particularly older female stories. Marianne Elliott

Older Out Would See More Like Particularly Female Stories

It's predominantly a male society, predominately a male culture, predominantly a male theatre, and predominantly male critics, but that's changing, definitely. Marianne Elliott

Culture Theatre Society Changing Definitely Critics Male

If it is just another run-of-the-mill show, then what is the point? Marianne Elliott

Point Another Just Then Show

As you get older, you realise that your identity becomes more important - the environment in which you have grown is actually part of who you are just as much as your family or your school. Marianne Elliott

'Friends' is easy to dismiss, but it's really good television - the art with which those actors play with comedy shouldn't be denigrated. And they also know how to play irony, which I think a lot of English actors might find quite difficult. Marianne Elliott

I was 28 before I started putting on productions. I got in the back door by doing fringe shows and a lot of assisting, and I learned on the job. There weren't many female directors when I was starting out. I slowly gained confidence and understanding of the theater, but on my own terms. Marianne Elliott

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I find theater emotionally expensive and all-involving. You have to pour so much blood and passion and heart into it. And so much time. Why do that for something that's only vaguely interesting and anyone can do it? Marianne Elliott

Time You Heart Passion Pour Find Something Only Emotionally Blood Expensive So Much Time Anyone Theater Interesting Much Why Vaguely

I just think that you have to approach anything you do with a huge amount of integrity - I don't really care where it comes from, whether it's a children's piece or an adult piece. Marianne Elliott

You Integrity Care Think Approach Adult Piece Huge Huge Amount Just Where Children Anything Whether Really Amount

I suppose I always find a lot of characters that are deeply, deeply keening with a sense of yearning and desire through sadness, but they have a bravery that keeps them going despite that. Marianne Elliott

Sadness Sense Despite Characters Find Through Suppose Always Yearning Lot Going Bravery Them Deeply Keeps Desire

For me, 'Angels in America' is not really about AIDS. For me, it's a metaphor for anybody who is struggling with serious illness or having to face their own demise. All of the characters face some form of destruction in themselves. Marianne Elliott

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