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I think that one of the reasons why I wanted to be a director is because I felt that I was not a very communicative or articulate person. Nor a very organized person. And I think that directing forces you to be communicative, to use language clearly, to be organized, to be responsible, to be good to people. Not merely to get what you want because you are both, you and the actor, you and the designer, you and whoever else, you’re doing something together and you’re working for the piece, whatever it is. It’s just a profound opportunity. Directing is a profound opportunity to learn how to do that, to somehow function in a community. —JoAnne Akalaitis, BOMB 5, 1983

I think that one of the reasons why I wanted to be a director is because I felt that I was not a very communicative or articulate person. Nor a very organized person. And I think that directing forces you to be communicative, to use language clearly, to be organized, to be responsible, to be good to people. Not merely to get what you want because you are both, you and the actor, you and the designer, you and whoever else, you’re doing something together and you’re working for the piece, whatever it is. It’s just a profound opportunity. Directing is a profound opportunity to learn how to do that, to somehow function in a community.

—JoAnne Akalaitis, BOMB 5, 1983

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