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I think a woman who is successful is critiqued more harshly than a man is critiqued.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Men
Successful
Thinking
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I don't want to work with someone who's nervous, I want to work with someone who is fearless
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Fearless
Nervous
Want
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I would love to direct a play. But I think when people look at me they see music and dancing and singing.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
People
Play
Thinking
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It is a miracle a musical gets up because of all the different departments and how much it costs. It is a miracle.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Different
Miracle
Musical
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It is true that I visualize music and, as I visualize music, I have some sort of story running in my head, all the time.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Running
Stories
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I always say that you can't be afraid to ask the question. What's the worst that could happen? The answer could be "no" and you go on.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Answers
Goes On
Worst
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I'm really happy when I'm immersed in the art of it all - immersed in the music, the dance, the visual. Tapping into joy - it saves you.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Art
Joy
Really Happy
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I believe in serendipity, but I also believe there are times when you have to be the one who lines up everything so it can fall into place.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Believe
Fall
Serendipity
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I am a storyteller, and I grew up with a father who told big-fish stories, so storytelling is very much a part of me. It was a part of my family.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Big Fish
Father
Stories
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My father was very funny, so I grew up with humor in the house. And I was always really attracted to comedies on TV. I was always really attracted to comics.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Father
House
Tvs
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I tell stories through dance, and I think that's why I'm so attracted to the theatre because even the choreography in theatre moves the plot forward at all times.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Moving
Theatre
Thinking
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I love art and I find myself at the MoMA all the time. Museums are a real refuge for me. I go to a museum for any break that I have, and I'm very inspired by art.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Art
Museums
Real
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I think theatres will always remain a sacred place where people go for something live and experience things live, which is very different than the experience of film.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
People
Theatre
Thinking
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Even when I rehearse down in the bowels of the Metropolitan Opera, you can't help but think why The Phantom of the Opera was inspired by what happens in the bowels of the opera house.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
House
Opera
Thinking
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I know a lot of choreographers prefer to do abstract dance and not be bothered with a story, but even when I'm asked to do classical ballet or a modern piece, I still want to tell a story.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Ballet
Pieces
Stories
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You don't do any show to be celebrated. In fact, you don't do any show thinking what's going to happen in the end. You immerse yourself in a room full of talent and a room full of designers and you hope for the best.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Facts
Rooms
Thinking
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You can't remember what movie you saw two weeks ago, but you can remember what Broadway show you saw two weeks ago and where you ate dinner - everything about it. There's something about live theatre that hits you in the heart.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Heart
Live Theatre
Two
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I think, though, the biggest heroes in my life would have been both my mother and father. My father because he was very brave and a kid from the Depression. And my mother, a child from the Depression too, who always remained so lovely her whole life.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Children
Father
Mother
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I feel the theatre is the most unique one of all [the arts] for collaboration. I feel very fortunate to be in a field where I really do get to have long conversations with the visual artists, the actors, the musicians. It's all art forms rolled into one and I feel very fortunate to be a part of it.
Susan Stroman / Theatre Director
Art
Long
Unique
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