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.

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

Im always interested in working with people who are good team players - that are selfless that way in their interests and dedication to the project.

Creativity is a form of knowledge.

For me, the reason why people go to a mountaintop or go to the edge of the ocean is to look at something larger than themselves. That feeling of awe, of going to a cathedral, it's all about feeling lost in something bigger than oneself. To me, that's the definition of spectacle.

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

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