Harold Prince quotes - page 2

Most of the big money people don't know what would interest an audience if you did it. They only know what interested the audience last time. (Harold Prince)
I always had a good time in theatre, even when shows don't turn out as well as I'd like. View quote
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I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different. View quote
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There are wonderful composers and librettists out there. It's the lack of creative producers that is troubling. View quote
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I've never been able to understand where great artists come from. View quote
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I'm crazy about Dublin. If you went back 3,000 years in my ancestry you wouldn't find a drop of Irish blood in the veins, but I love the place. View quote
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I wouldn't want to be just pigeonholed as an extravagant director. View quote
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Producers want to put their music behind revivals but I don't think that's a good trend for the theater at all. View quote
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I was nine. I saw Orson Welles in 'Julius Caesar.' It was involving, emotional, imaginative. I've never forgotten it. View quote
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I like to do everything you can possibly do before you go into rehearsal, because once we are in rehearsal or on the stage there will be a problem I didn't anticipate. It's really good to think we got it all nailed - of course you've never got it all nailed. View quote
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What's missing in the musical theater is producers willing to nurture new work, raise the money and put it on. (Harold Prince)
Audiences are quite happy to be astonished, and they don't care who does that astonishing. View quote
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I've seen a lot of 'Show Boats,' but I've never seen the one that thoroughly satisfies me. View quote
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