Scott Ellis
Scott Ellis
Scott Ellisis an American stage director, actor, and television director...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth19 April 1957
CountryUnited States of America
directors experience learned listen
My acting experience has been a benefit. What I learned from directors is how to listen to and talk with actors. I know how they think and what they need.
benefit restrict students
We wouldn't restrict it to just them. The things we do should benefit all students.
law supposed
We just do it that way because we don't think that's the way the law is supposed to be imposed.
audience men room took until
'Twelve Angry Men' was done with an intermission, and I took that out. I really wanted an audience to feel like they had no break, just like those jurors, and you're not going to get out of that room until you come to a decision.
people
I don't consider myself a flashy director. A lot of times, people will look and don't even know what I do.
time tony
My first time ever on the Tony Awards was in 1984, the year of 'The Rink.'
best people pick rehearsal room
Casting, to me, is always the same. It's a very important part of a director's job. I pick people that I sense I'd like to be in a room with and will enjoy the rehearsal process with because that's the best part.
allow directing
My directing style has changed over the years. I allow things to breathe a lot more.
'On the Twentieth Century' was always something I wanted to do because of Kristin Chenoweth.
I feel that once you go into rehearsal, you need to focus on the show in the room.
choose people work
I get to choose the people I work with.
furniture stuff
If the furniture doesn't come, I'll scrounge up some old stuff myself.
bad good shows
I always have to come back to shows to take out the improvements actors have put in. Laughs are addictive, and sometimes they're good laughs, and sometimes they're bad laughs.
clue
When you're working on a play like 'Sloane,' that play works; you don't have to worry about that. When you're working on a new play like 'Little Dog,' you have no clue if the play works. You're exploring.