"There are fundamentally two schools: You stand where you are and demand that actors come to you, or you go to where they are. It’s not just with actors, it’s designers, too. You go to where they are and you try to cajole, woo, seduce, engage, empower them to go on the journey that you think they should. I generally employ [those methods], because I really believe that if you force an actor to do something, there’s a piece of them you never get back…"
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On his philosophy regarding directing in “Stage Directions: George C. Wolfe Aims to Achieve Wonder Onstage” in Playbill (2018 May 21)
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