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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

I had to drop a boulder to wake people up about the A.R.T. We've done that, and now we have audiences again who want cutting-edge work, who want to be challenged, but who also won't be falling asleep at the theater.