"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."

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Source : "Hal Prince, ‘Phantom Of The Opera’ Director, Opens Up On The Show’s 25th Anniversary". Interview with Amy Lee, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 30, 2011.

Harold Prince

#Thinking Quotes #Rehearsal Quotes #Problem Quotes

“I think Baywatch is such a hit here because of the weather.”
“It may not always feel wonderful. but you're out there doing it. You're running while others are just walking. Or sitting around. I mean, come on - you're out there running, for goodness sake. You're to be taken seriously.”

Source : Deborah Reber (2005). “Run for Your Life: A Book for Beginning Women Runners”, p.31, iUniverse
“God reminded me how beautiful we all are to Him, after all, we were created in His own image, and He looks at me, at you, in all our sweat and dirt and brokenness, and says, "I choose you. You are beautiful.”
“As an actor, you always find your way. You have whatever preparation techniques you use, and you just go with the scene when you're on set. You can only plan so much when you're working, because things have to come naturally in the scene.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Do you know what your problem is? You can't live with the idea that someone might leave.”
“Why do you always start after my beat then rush to catch up? Do you want us to stay behind?”
“Being single used to mean that nobody wanted you. Now it means you're pretty sexy and you're taking your time deciding how you want your life to be and who you want to spend it with.”
“You ever want to negotiate a hostage situation in Quebec, I'm your man. Send me in for a little parley and the francophone miscreants will flee, hands over bleeding ears.”

Source : Will Ferguson (2010). “Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada”, p.220, Vintage Canada

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