“Often during rehearsals, I catch myself thinking, 'God, this is hard. ...” — Marianne Elliott Quote

Often during rehearsals, I catch myself thinking, 'God, this is hard. Why am I always choosing such difficult plays to put on?'

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.

Staging any play is very exposing because, if you are going to do it well, you have to put so much of yourself into it.

I hope for continued bravery and risk-taking for all theatremakers in 2018 and beyond.

I listen to Prince and try to catch them tones. I listen to Luther Vandross. I don't just listen to rap. I try to expand.

A great catch is like watching girls go by the last one you see is always the prettiest.

I don't have a number, I just want to catch them all. That's always my goal is to maximize every opportunity and every throw that's coming my way.

I love to eat. If I could eat everything in the world and still be healthy or wouldn't catch a heart attack or stroke, I'd eat everything. I just can't. So I got to watch my health and take care of my family.

Baseball is the president tossing out the first ball of the season. And a scrubby schoolboy playing catch with his dad on a Mississippi farm.