“I don't like the sort of hierarchical, totalitarian type of room a lot of directors can find themselves in.” Quote by Adam Rapp
“I had a sort of bad experiences as a playwright early on, when directors were putting in huge concepts that I didn't intend, or they were stylizing something that was compromising the play, so I started to think like, "well if I'm going to fight against this, I should learn how to direct".” IfsThinkingShouldWellsPlayFightingHugeDirectorsConceptsDirectCompromisePlaywrightBad Experiences Author:Adam Rapp
“I began stealing a lot of ideas from other directors I had worked with.” IdeasDirectorsStealing Author:Adam Rapp
“I find auditioning to be a very illusive process, where actors come in with this really big result with no process, so it's a lie already at work.” BigsLyingActorsProcessResults Author:Adam Rapp
“I feel that I'd rather know an actors' work, or have an instinct about them and sit down and have coffee with them, or I'll see them in something and I'll see if I can get along with them in some way, shape, or form.” IfsKnowsWayFeelsI CanFormActorsShapesDown AndInstinctCoffee Author:Adam Rapp
“I think auditioning can be very reductive and I just hate how actors work really hard and most of them aren't going to get the job, and I hate putting them through that.” ThinkingHardJobsHateActorsI Hate Author:Adam Rapp
“I think because my brother was an actor and I just saw how he struggled through, I guess I'm sensitive to it.” ThinkingActorsSawsBrotherSensitiveMy Brother Author:Adam Rapp
“When I'm directing, I'm pretty much not writing, but when I'm not directing I am writing a lot.” Writing Author:Adam Rapp
“It's strange, people have asked me what my schedule is and what is my process like, and I can't even answer it.” PeopleI CanProcessAnswersStrangeSchedules Author:Adam Rapp
“It's been hard for me to not write, and that's the only process I can speak to I guess, it's so compulsive and I need to do it all the time that sometimes I make myself not do it so I can actually tend to my life.” NeedsWritingI CanSometimesHardSpeakProcess Author:Adam Rapp
