Diane Paulus Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Politics, to a degree, is about legislation, administration. You can't be there in the trenches.”

“I am always looking for what piece, what artists, what playwrights, what directors, what subject matter is going to catalyze an audience.”

“I give so much of myself to my work; I want to be with people who are going to be there with me.”

“I want an audience that will come sitting forward in their seats.”

“I've gotten to the point that I don't even know what tomorrow brings. When I'm teaching, obviously I'm in town for the class every week.”

“My generation of director has no illusions that we are going to be fed and cared for by subsidized theater in America.”

“Opera is the ultimate art form. It has singing and music and drama and dance and emotion and story.”

“The mission of the A.R.T. is to expand the boundaries of theater through works of the canon and the new works of tomorrow.”

“Theatre and opera were always the twin kingdoms that I felt I had to conquer, because they were my parents' favorites.”

“At the core of what I'm doing is a belief in the audience, a belief that populism doesn't mean dumbing down theater, but rather giving the audience a voice and a role in experiencing theater.”