Top 24 Quotes by Scott Ellis

The theatre show-biz types don't change much, no matter what era we're in. The question of how you balance being in show business with your personal life isn't very different.

A bad laugh is a laugh for the sake of a laugh that's out of character.

I feel that once you go into rehearsal, you need to focus on the show in the room.

You can't live like a monk if you have two five-year-old twins. That ain't happening. Just the opposite, actually.

I get to choose the people I work with.

I don't consider myself a flashy director. A lot of times, people will look and don't even know what I do.

I always have to come back to shows to take out the improvements actors have put in. Laughs are addictive, and sometimes they're good laughs, and sometimes they're bad laughs.

The challenge of a revival is how to bring something fresh. The reward is the opportunity to add different flourishes. You're dealing with different actors, designers and a different time.

My first time ever on the Tony Awards was in 1984, the year of 'The Rink.'

I'm big on research. I love research, so I tend to do a lot of reading.