About Peter Stone: Peter Hess Stone is perhaps best remembered by the general public for the screenplays he wrote or co-wrote in the mid-1960s, Charade (1963), Father Goose (1964), and Mirage (1965).
I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and that three or more become a congress.
This is a revolution, damnit! We're going to have to offend somebody!
Musicals are written and then rewritten. Those things used to happen on the road. Now they are done in New York during preview performances.
In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.
At early previews, the theater gossips are there, wishing you ill every night. They don't grant you any slack. Agents are in from Hollywood. Your friends are there. People who are going to spread the word-of-mouth. If something doesn't work, everyone...
