David Henry Hwang With a musical, you kind of have to do a mind-meld with the book-writer, the lyricist, the composer, the director – sometimes the producer. I think that’s a reason why musicals are the hardest form. – David Henry Hwang Bookwriter Quotes Composer Quotes Director Quotes Form Quotes Hardest Quotes Lyricist Quotes Mindmeld Quotes Musical Quotes Musicals Quotes Producer Quotes Reason Quotes I visited a new cultural center in Shanghai in 2005 that was pretty much perfect, except for the really badly translated Chinglish signs: a handicapped restroom that said ‘Deformed Man’s Toilet,’ that kind of thing. If I do a play, it’s my vision, and everybody else is working on the production to support that. If I do an opera, I feel like part of my job is to support that composer, to try and create something that allows the composer to do his or her best work. In movies, it’s usually the director.
Art Buchwald Men and women cannot live by bread alone. They must also tinkle. Show me someone who has no trouble tinkling, and I will show you a happy and rich person. – Art Buchwald
Sarah Jessica Parker Read the editorial page of your local paper. It introduces you to opinion and can be terrifically provocative and perhaps a great motivating force for you to get involved in your community, regardless of your political ideology. – Sarah Jessica Parker
Michael Rapino We can’t say to a Ticketmaster venue that says they want to use a different ticketing platform, ‘If you do that, we won’t put shows in your building.’ – Michael Rapino
Laeta Kalogridis When I was a kid, my grandparents were Greek immigrants on my father’s side. My grandfather used to read me Greek myths, in which there are a great many goddesses and stories of strong women. And I was entranced by them. Then I started reading science fiction very young, and I loved it. – Laeta Kalogridis
ChangeDavid Viscott A home is a place in time. And no place stays the same after you finally grow up and leave it. No place can ever change as much as the person who grows up there. – David Viscott
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