56 Quotes by Craig Zadan

Its original broadcast did not capture the actual excitement and energy and feeling of being there. Now, with the restoration, it's exactly what it was like being there.

Then Oliver got attacked by gay groups over his portrayal of gay characters in JFK and said, 'I just can't go into another project and go through that again.

He's got a great talent for picking good films and developing them, ... Chicago.

The door is now open for discussion. More studios will consider them (movie musicals), but it doesn't mean they are going to rush out and make those movies. But at least there's consideration.

We couldn't even contemplate doing 'Hairspray' without a live audience.

I would say that, first of all, if you have the honor of being chosen to produce the Oscars, you usually get only one crack at it. We were the first people in sixteen years to do it three times in a row, and it was one of the most profound experiences you could ever imagine.

We wanted to take on social and political and LGBTQ stories which no one at the upper level of the entertainment industry ever really wants to do. So you have to fight, and you have to persuade, and you have to manipulate the studios and the networks. And you have to go back - over and over again - until they say yes.

It is very, very important that people understand that you can tell different kinds of stories, and they do, related to gay and lesbian issues - especially when you know the people behind them.

I don't understand how other producers who have no experience making a musical jump in and produce one.