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.

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.

Art cannot be looked at as an elite, sacred event anymore. It has to be embraced as an accessible, popular form, which is what I believe theater is at its roots.

I had this epiphany that I like the interaction with people. I wanted to make things happen at a grassroots level.

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.

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