I become involved with things that speak to me and move me and make me laugh and frighten me. Joe Mantello Read Quote
For some reason, I was deeply ashamed of the theater early on. I think it had to do with this growing sense I was gay, although I couldn’t have put a word to it back then. Joe Mantello Read Quote
I want to do something very surprising next. I don’t know what that is – something that has a high degree of risk. Joe Mantello Read Quote
I was always the person in our class who was fascinated by new plays. I would go to the library all the time as new plays would come out. Joe Mantello Read Quote
My associate director, Lisa Leguillou, is remarkable: flying around, visiting all the companies. She is truly the unsung hero of ‘Wicked’. She has been by my side from day one, and she is invaluable. I frankly don’t know how she does it. Joe Mantello Read Quote
I think actors are brave souls that have to use parts of themselves that I’m just not comfortable doing anymore. Joe Mantello Read Quote
I think good actors – good, collaborative actors who see themselves as leaders in a given production – can and should offer ideas that have nothing to do with wanting to direct themselves. Joe Mantello Read Quote
I think, as written, ‘Assassins’ simply acknowledges the very human need to be acknowledged. As director, I’ve got to put aside any particular biases or prejudices that, as a moral human being, this is not an appropriate or acceptable way to get what you want. Joe Mantello Read Quote
I was always rather outspoken. I worried about what people thought of me but there really wasn’t room for a lot of self-doubt. Joe Mantello Read Quote
