"I had all the actors together at the theatre but I couldn't find Dennis.
Instead, he picked up Murakami, got some actors together and started working on The Elephant Vanishes.
The next night, Storey got the actors together in the bar to try to encourage them.
"The actors listen to each other and learn from each other and develop as actors together".
The Off Broadway company brings new actors together with seasoned veterans of the stage.
He was the first to put black and white actors together on the South African stage.
He has a fantasy of bringing academics and actors together around a table, reworking the script, line by line.
"I'd get the actors together and tell them, 'These are the points that I need to make.
There's a strong Irish community in Santa Monica so we brought in all these Irish actors together.
The writing and the actors together sidestep every landmine with which the traditional family sitcom path is strewn.
Favreau's real interest is in throwing a bunch of talented actors together, and then letting them work their magic.
