KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Marianne Elliott Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Marianne Elliott

Showing 41-50 of 72 Quotes by Marianne Elliott

A bad audition is usually the director's fault, not the actor's. It's up to the director to get the atmosphere right to get the best out of your auditionees.

~Marianne Elliott

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I've seen many shows ruined by bad reviews and good reviews, so I always tell my actors not to read the reviews until after the run is over.

~Marianne Elliott

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The actors work out how to create the show with me during the rehearsals. They owe it to themselves and each other to maintain that contract regardless of what the critics say.

~Marianne Elliott

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


'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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


In subsidized theater, you are encouraged to take risks. It's about being imaginative and artistic. That's the priority. It might not be a success, but let's try.

~Marianne Elliott

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I had done drama at university, but I never thought I could be a director. There were so few female directors then. I just assumed you had to be a man to be a director. I also assumed you had to be extremely authoritarian and extremely intellectual, none of which I was.

~Marianne Elliott

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


It's a tremendous asset if you have a visual eye because you can make huge visual statements in a very theatrical way and play to the strength of theatre. But the high end of directing is working with actors and making the acting the best it can be.

~Marianne Elliott

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The better the acting is, the less visible the director and the less visible the actor.

~Marianne Elliott

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Director

Born: December 27th, 1966

Links

Find Marianne Elliott on Amazon

Related Authors

John Grierson
Christopher Guest
David Lean
Christopher Nolan
Nick Park
Guy Ritchie
Ridley Scott
Tony Scott

Popular Authors

Aesop Christopher Columbus Marcus Garvey Billie Jean King Danny Meyer Charles De Montesquieu Francois De La Rochefoucauld Zig Ziglar

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1888 - Dale Carnegie

1632 - Baruch Spinoza

1713 - Junipero Serra

1713 - Laurence Sterne

1740 - John Bacon

1784 - Zachary Taylor

1808 - Alphonse Karr

1826 - Carlo Collodi

1864 - Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec

1876 - Ameen Rihani

Birthdays on November 24th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Anniversary Future Humor Learning Money Movies Politics Women