- “You have to love the thing you do, and if it’s not loved, the person watching or listening or eating or wearing what you make will sense that. Nowadays most everyone is trying to target and serve an audience, but, to me, it seems the people with the most compelling voices are the ones who are clearly their own audience.” (Kirby Ferguson, film maker)
- “I try to please four people when I make theatre: 1) A blind person – the language must be taken advantage of by the actors in a way that illuminates the story for the audience just by listening to it. 2) A deaf person – the staging must tell the story clearly on a visual level and all design choices must be beautiful/effective to look at. 3) A person who does not speak the language – that person must “hear” and understand the moments and emotions between the actors without knowing what they are saying. 4) My mother, who hates most theatre. If she likes it, I know I’ve done it right.” (attributed to Brian Parsons, theatre director)
Both quotes taken from http://www.zefrank.com/audience/
