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
love tend
I'm big on research. I love research, so I tend to do a lot of reading.
furniture stuff
If the furniture doesn't come, I'll scrounge up some old stuff myself.
avid boat fisherman island likes maybe needs
If you're an avid fisherman who needs a live-bait well on the boat, or who likes to go out deep, this is not the boat for you. Maybe that kind of boat is on the horizon, but not right now. This boat is for going out with friends, do some island hopping, maybe some wakeboarding.
larger love musicals onstage people
'You Can't Take It With You' has eighteen people onstage at one point. Musicals entail a larger collaboration, and I love that.
charges civil courts decent determined fair filing fund money raising rather revenue source state traffic
I do feel the civil traffic charges are fair in that the state has pretty much determined that money is to be a decent source of revenue to fund the courts rather than raising filing fees even higher,
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.
time tony
My first time ever on the Tony Awards was in 1984, the year of 'The Rink.'
add bring dealing designers opportunity revival time
The challenge of a revival is how to bring something fresh. The reward is the opportunity to add different flourishes. You're dealing with different actors, designers and a different time.
monk
You can't live like a monk if you have two five-year-old twins. That ain't happening. Just the opposite, actually.
organized
The night before 'The Elephant Man' opened, we had a sleepover for 12 kids. Being organized is the key.
audience forget good
A good actor can take an audience on a journey. They make you forget who they are.
work
As an actor, you don't have control over what you do, whom you work with.
choose people work
I get to choose the people I work with.
backbone deal director freedom gives great original owes revival
Any director who comes into a revival owes a great deal to the original director. If I know the backbone works, it gives me, as a director, much more freedom to bring something new to it or try something different.