Quotes by Harold Prince

About Harold Prince:

Harold Smith "Hal" Prince is an American theatrical producer and director associated with many of the best-known Broadway musical productions of the past half-century. He has garnered twenty-one Tony Awards, more than any other individual, including eight for directing, eight for producing the year's Best Musical, two as Best Producer of a Musical, and three special awards.
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I suppose a certain degree of adulthood has entered my life. Aiming for Broadway, I can't think that way any more. Of course, Broadway will always be important. But it's not the focus of everything that you do. You know, I'm very happy I was born whe...

Harold Prince

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 peo...

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I love big, bold, truthful theater - the tradition of Victorian theater.

Harold Prince

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

I've always loved Victorian melodrama. And I've always liked larger-than-life theater, providing it's truthful and honest. I like what the theater can provide in energy and bombast - I enjoy it when it's large, and by that I don't mean in size, I mea...

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There's no lack of talent out there. I suspect there is a lack of creative guidance, and that would not be solely the responsibility of a director but also a producer.

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I wouldn't want to be just pigeonholed as an extravagant director.

Harold Prince

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.

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I've seen a lot of 'Show Boats,' but I've never seen the one that thoroughly satisfies me.

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I'm always glad to see somebody rethink something rather than reproduce something I did.

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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.

Harold Prince

The perfect expression of receiving a lifetime award is to be working when they're handing it out.

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I was nine. I saw Orson Welles in 'Julius Caesar.' It was involving, emotional, imaginative. I've never forgotten it.

Harold Prince

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

When I started producing, it was George Abbott directing and he would let me do the scenery. He just wanted to know where the doors were - the entrances, the exits; the tables, the props - and then I would hire the designer. I took charge of the visu...

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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.

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It's fine when you careen off disasters and terrifyingly bad reviews and rejection and all that stuff when you're young; your resilience is just terrific.

Harold Prince

Criticism is valuable... and self-congratulatory experiences are not.

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I really like reaching out and seeing the audience - they're potential audiences! And on occasion I can make them excited about going to the theater again, if they've ceased or gone less.

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Audiences are quite happy to be astonished, and they don't care who does that astonishing.

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Despite the successes, you remember the failures - rather lovingly.

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Author Bio

  • NameHarold Prince
  • DescriptionAmerican theatre producer and director
  • BornJanuary 30, 1928
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Entrepreneur
  • AwardsNational Medal Of Arts