For A Director, The Most Challenging Scenes

With Cold Sassy Tree Having Its First Production, I Saw No Necessity To Do Anything Other Than Produce It With The Correct Setting.

The Music Of The Most Popular Operas Is So Highly Esteemed, It Can Stand Endless Revivals.

I'd Really Been Interested In Opera When I Was About 16, And I Really Like Staging Them.

When We Were Trying To Get The Money Together For The Film, One Reason That Was Consistently Given For Not Investing In It Was That 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.

It Is Essential To Do Everything Possible To Attract Young People To Opera So They Can See That It Is Not Some Antiquated Art Form But A Repository Of The Most Glorious Music And Drama That Man Has Created.