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.

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

When you're a freelance director, you are hired to create the art, and it kind of stops there.

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.

Creativity is a form of knowledge.

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

As a director, I never feel that I have the answers.