Theatre is a living organism. You only know if your show is working when you see it with an audience. You can also tell when it isn't working - it's horrible, and you desperately try to figure out how to make it connect. John Tiffany More Quotes by John Tiffany More Quotes From John Tiffany I realise that there's something about fantasy, whether it's written by the Grimm Brothers or J. K. Rowling or Thorne or J. M. Barrie, that it gets closer to the human experience than realism every could. John Tiffany humansomethingfantasyexperience I'm a sucker for emotionally exploitative cello. John Tiffany exploitativeemotionallycellosucker Broadway is full of crazy people. John Tiffany fullcrazy-peoplecrazypeople 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 youfearworkpeople The power of imagination is infinite. John Tiffany infiniteimaginationpower I suppose the key for me is about opening up experiences and untold stories to audiences. John Tiffany keyaboutmeopening The more everything gets digitalised, the more precious the live experience of going to the theatre is. John Tiffany liveeverythingexperiencetheatre 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 friendsgrowing-uptimepeople Sometimes on Broadway, you don't know who the investors are, and you end up making a million dollars for somebody awful. John Tiffany endknowyousometimes 'West Side Story' is one of the greatest theatrical experiences I've had. John Tiffany experiencesgreatestsidestory I don't know how films get made, and I think I'll leave it to other people. John Tiffany leavethinkknowpeople 'Philistines' was so beautiful, and it bored me to death. I never want to see another production where the rain splashes against a window and actors wander around in drab cardigans saying, 'I'm so bored.' John Tiffany merainbeautifuldeath We just don't need any more 'Macbeth's in the world, however brilliant mine might turn out to be. John Tiffany needmorejustworld I thought a director was like a pillow who sat under the writer, supporting them and submitting to their vision. It took me a long time to realise that what a writer really wants is a production that matches the play and the writing. It is the only way the play can achieve its full potential. John Tiffany mevisiontimelong Whenever I'd seen Greek tragedy done with masks and declamations, it brought me out in a rash. John Tiffany seenmetragedydone 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 bestwinalwaysmatter When I realised, on 'The Straits,' that physical work in the theatre takes much longer than directing scenes, it was like a eureka moment. If you want to work physically, you have to accommodate it, and it takes a disproportionate amount of time. John Tiffany momentyouworktime The physicality of a production needs evolution and breath. John Tiffany productionbreathevolutionneeds I never get star-struck. I never fanboy. Ever, ever, ever. John Tiffany evergetnever When I sold my flat in Glasgow, I bought a little cottage on the North Yorkshire coast. Whenever we go up from London to stay there, I'm just like, 'I'm home! I'm home in Bronte-land!' John Tiffany staygolikehome
