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Harold Prince Quotes

Criticism is valuable... and self-congratulatory experiences are not Picture Quote #1

I love big, bold, truthful theater - the tradition of Victorian theater Picture Quote #1

I don’t compare shows. It’s very simple. I don’t live in the past. If there’s any secret to my longevity, it’s living in the future. And a little bit in the present Picture Quote #1

I saw ‘On The Town’ about nine times. I discovered it. I loved it. I was in college Picture Quote #1

I was nine. I saw Orson Welles in ‘Julius Caesar.’ It was involving, emotional, imaginative. I’ve never forgotten it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not to be organized, is at heart a sign of your own insecurity and at worst the sign of an amateur Picture Quote #1

I was there when the quote-unquote golden age of musical theater was flourishing. I met everybody who worked in theater or was famous in theater from the 40s on Picture Quote #1

The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they’re probably as valuable as any of your successes Picture Quote #1

I think when you start analyzing trends and start making shows for a particular audience, you are making a fatal move. I think that’s why people are doing too many revivals, that’s why there’s a plethora of rock musicals. There’s room for everything, but not room for too much of anything Picture Quote #1

All these actors who died before I was born, all the theaters and the artistic movements - all that stuff fills you up and makes you feel like you’re the inheritor of all this information and of all its passion Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for ‘Show Boat.’ The kind of theater I chose to be involved in is completely a direct reflection of what ‘Show Boat’ made possible Picture Quote #1

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Nobody has yet proven that taking a chance and doing something unique that an audience isn’t used to is a bad idea. What the theater lacks is that kind of courage Picture Quote #1

I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don’t anymore. It’s very different Picture Quote #1

Collaboration is just, really, a group of people getting in a room with their eye on a very similar prize and wanting to come out with the same show. The director, ultimately, is the guy in front of whom the buck stops. So, he has to have the courage to prevail. But, he has got to have a huge amount of respect for his collaborators Picture Quote #1

I’m a pragmatic man. I’ll veer on the dangerous side, because I love dangerous subjects, but I won’t shoot a show in the foot Picture Quote #1

I don’t look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That’s really feeding the most important part of working in the theater Picture Quote #1

I always liked the visuals to be choice and at the same time minimalist. And, I love black boxes. After all, that’s what theatre is, it’s an empty space, and it’s both limited and unlimited because the space is the space, but what you can do with people’s imaginations is really endless Picture Quote #1

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I’m just really trying to say what I really mean, which is: ‘Your eye’s on the prize, your eye’s on the future. It’s nice to know that a lot of wonderful things have happened to your life and that so much of it has been successful. That’s great, but the work is really what makes it fun - and that has to be the future.’ Picture Quote #1

Throwing money at something doesn’t really create - forgive me that onerous word - art Picture Quote #1

You can’t just keep recycling revivals. And you can’t keep betting on the efforts of guys like me who’ve been around. You have to take the next step and bet on the next generation Picture Quote #1

A star may guarantee business, but the tradeoff is a very short run Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t want to be just pigeonholed as an extravagant director Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been able to understand where great artists come from Picture Quote #1

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Audiences are quite happy to be astonished, and they don’t care who does that astonishing Picture Quote #1

I always had a good time in theatre, even when shows don’t turn out as well as I’d like Picture Quote #1

I didn’t go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director Picture Quote #1

I don’t like abrasion while I’m working. I don’t thrive on chaos. I enjoy what I’m doing, and it seems to work better when I am enjoying it Picture Quote #1

I don’t look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That’s really feeding the most important part of working in the theater Picture Quote #1

I really don’t spend time thinking about the past. I think about the future. I’m not stopping Picture Quote #1

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Criticism is valuable... and self-congratulatory experiences are not (Harold Prince Quotes) I love big, bold, truthful theater - the tradition of Victorian theater (Harold Prince Quotes) I don’t compare shows. It’s very simple. I don’t live in the past. If there’s any secret to my longevity, it’s living in the future. And a little bit in the present (Harold Prince Quotes) I saw ‘On The Town’ about nine times. I discovered it. I loved it. I was in college (Harold Prince Quotes) I was nine. I saw Orson Welles in ‘Julius Caesar.’ It was involving, emotional, imaginative. I’ve never forgotten it (Harold Prince Quotes) 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 (Harold Prince Quotes) Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not to be organized, is at heart a sign of your own insecurity and at worst the sign of an amateur (Harold Prince Quotes) I was there when the quote-unquote golden age of musical theater was flourishing. I met everybody who worked in theater or was famous in theater from the 40s on (Harold Prince Quotes) The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they’re probably as valuable as any of your successes (Harold Prince Quotes) I think when you start analyzing trends and start making shows for a particular audience, you are making a fatal move. I think that’s why people are doing too many revivals, that’s why there’s a plethora of rock musicals. There’s room for everything, but not room for too much of anything. (Harold Prince Quotes) All these actors who died before I was born, all the theaters and the artistic movements - all that stuff fills you up and makes you feel like you’re the inheritor of all this information and of all its passion. (Harold Prince Quotes) I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for ‘Show Boat.’ The kind of theater I chose to be involved in is completely a direct reflection of what ‘Show Boat’ made possible (Harold Prince Quotes) Nobody has yet proven that taking a chance and doing something unique that an audience isn’t used to is a bad idea. What the theater lacks is that kind of courage. (Harold Prince Quotes) I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don’t anymore. It’s very different. (Harold Prince Quotes) Collaboration is just, really, a group of people getting in a room with their eye on a very similar prize and wanting to come out with the same show. The director, ultimately, is the guy in front of whom the buck stops. So, he has to have the courage to prevail. But, he has got to have a huge amount of respect for his collaborators. (Harold Prince Quotes) I’m a pragmatic man. I’ll veer on the dangerous side, because I love dangerous subjects, but I won’t shoot a show in the foot. (Harold Prince Quotes) I don’t look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That’s really feeding the most important part of working in the theater. (Harold Prince Quotes) I always liked the visuals to be choice and at the same time minimalist. And, I love black boxes. After all, that’s what theatre is, it’s an empty space, and it’s both limited and unlimited because the space is the space, but what you can do with people’s imaginations is really endless. (Harold Prince Quotes) I’m just really trying to say what I really mean, which is: ‘Your eye’s on the prize, your eye’s on the future. It’s nice to know that a lot of wonderful things have happened to your life and that so much of it has been successful. That’s great, but the work is really what makes it fun - and that has to be the future.’ (Harold Prince Quotes) Throwing money at something doesn’t really create - forgive me that onerous word - art (Harold Prince Quotes) You can’t just keep recycling revivals. And you can’t keep betting on the efforts of guys like me who’ve been around. You have to take the next step and bet on the next generation. (Harold Prince Quotes) A star may guarantee business, but the tradeoff is a very short run (Harold Prince Quotes) I wouldn’t want to be just pigeonholed as an extravagant director (Harold Prince Quotes) I’ve never been able to understand where great artists come from (Harold Prince Quotes) Audiences are quite happy to be astonished, and they don’t care who does that astonishing (Harold Prince Quotes) I always had a good time in theatre, even when shows don’t turn out as well as I’d like (Harold Prince Quotes) I didn’t go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director (Harold Prince Quotes) I don’t like abrasion while I’m working. I don’t thrive on chaos. I enjoy what I’m doing, and it seems to work better when I am enjoying it (Harold Prince Quotes) I don’t look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That’s really feeding the most important part of working in the theater (Harold Prince Quotes) I really don’t spend time thinking about the past. I think about the future. I’m not stopping (Harold Prince Quotes)

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