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"With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting."
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"Edinburgh is a great big black bastard of a city where there are ghosts of all kinds."
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"With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting."
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"Quite a few operas are still being commissioned around the world, although nothing apart from audience popularity can ensure more than a few performances."
Being
"In silent movies, they tended to put the camera down, and everybody walked in front of it and acted, and then they all walked off. Cutting was quite infrequent."
Movies
"The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than ever."
Art
"Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama."
Opera
"When we were trying to get the money for Driving Miss Daisy, everyone kept saying no one could direct it well enough to entertain an audience for 100 minutes essentially watching three people chatting in the kitchen."
Money
"When I was 24 I went to Nigeria and it was such a culture shock, growing up in Australia and suddenly being the only white man in this unit full of black men."
Man
"On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through."
Work
"The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals."
Music
"I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me that the best performance was often left in a rehearsal room."
Experience
"With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life."
Life
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