Actors are smart. They have to feel safe enough to fall and to get back up. My job is to make sure they don't get hurt. Scott Ellis More Quotes by Scott Ellis More Quotes From Scott Ellis After raising twins, you get organized. Scott Ellis aftergetyoutwins I get to choose the people I work with. Scott Ellis choosegetworkpeople The night before 'The Elephant Man' opened, we had a sleepover for 12 kids. Being organized is the key. Scott Ellis elephantbeingmannight My directing style has changed over the years. I allow things to breathe a lot more. Scott Ellis morethingsstyleyears I feel that once you go into rehearsal, you need to focus on the show in the room. Scott Ellis feelgoyoufocus 'You Can't Take It With You' has eighteen people onstage at one point. Musicals entail a larger collaboration, and I love that. Scott Ellis youcollaborationlovepeople Any director who comes into a revival owes a great deal to the original director. If I know the backbone works, it gives me, as a director, much more freedom to bring something new to it or try something different. Scott Ellis newgreatmefreedom 'On the Twentieth Century' was always something I wanted to do because of Kristin Chenoweth. Scott Ellis somethingbecausealwayswanted The theatre show-biz types don't change much, no matter what era we're in. The question of how you balance being in show business with your personal life isn't very different. Scott Ellis youbusinesschangelife Casting, to me, is always the same. It's a very important part of a director's job. I pick people that I sense I'd like to be in a room with and will enjoy the rehearsal process with because that's the best part. Scott Ellis bestmeenjoypeople You can't live like a monk if you have two five-year-old twins. That ain't happening. Just the opposite, actually. Scott Ellis livelikeyoutwins My first time ever on the Tony Awards was in 1984, the year of 'The Rink.' Scott Ellis yearawardsfirst-timetime I always have to come back to shows to take out the improvements actors have put in. Laughs are addictive, and sometimes they're good laughs, and sometimes they're bad laughs. Scott Ellis badbackgoodsometimes A bad laugh is a laugh for the sake of a laugh that's out of character. Scott Ellis laughoutbadcharacter The smartest thing a director can do is surround himself with really good people. Scott Ellis directorgoodgood-peoplepeople Being a twin, and knowing if my twin was gone or lost - that's a part of me. There's no way I could be the same person knowing my brother had passed away. Scott Ellis personmebrotherway The challenge of a revival is how to bring something fresh. The reward is the opportunity to add different flourishes. You're dealing with different actors, designers and a different time. Scott Ellis challengeyouopportunitytime As an actor, you don't have control over what you do, whom you work with. Scott Ellis controloveryouwork My acting experience has been a benefit. What I learned from directors is how to listen to and talk with actors. I know how they think and what they need. Scott Ellis needthinkknowexperience When you're working on a play like 'Sloane,' that play works; you don't have to worry about that. When you're working on a new play like 'Little Dog,' you have no clue if the play works. You're exploring. Scott Ellis newyoudogworry
