"Directing is to fill anyone with a yearning to get back at ten o'clock next morning."

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Tyrone Guthrie

Theatre Director

Tyrone Guthrie was a pioneering theatre director known for his innovative approaches to staging and his influential work in modern theatre.

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"Women to whom one has just been introduced think that it breaks the ice if they scream, 'Goodness, you're tall!' How would they like it if I broke the ice first, by screaming 'Goodness, what thick ankles!' or 'Goodness, what a bust!"

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