“The actors work out how to create the show with me during the rehearsa...” — Marianne Elliott Quote

“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.”

“I'm interested in teasing out the contemporary issues in what I'm working on, however old the piece might be, whenever I'm working on it.”

“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.”

“I was under contract to Paramount. They wanted to make me into somebody which I was not. So I got so scared and rebelled, so they threw me out of the studio.”

“I was under the impression I had signed a three-year contract. I want to be back. I expect to be back. I will be back.”

“I tried to go to university, and I stayed there for one year, but I didn't do much there because I already had a contract with Benfica.”