17 Quotes by Neil Meron

The Oscars is a sport. There's the excitement of watching something live, as it happens.

It's a very tough job to host a show and a very tough job to produce a show, and you're in a no-win position.

What the Toronto festival premiere did was to reinforce why we wanted to do this. People approached us and said they had no idea how talented Liza was. In the past few years, her skills have been too obscured by the tabloid headlines. It is fantastic to see her being celebrated for what she should be celebrated for.

Miramax wanted the buzz to spread, but slowly, so people would be clamoring for it, ... Chicago.

One of the most exciting things to do as producers is be able to offer life-changing roles to new actors and Hairspray has presented us with an amazing opportunity to create new stars.

Liza is unique and nobody does what she does.

We were never really able to crack the script, and we finally realized it was more important not to make the movie if it wasn't right.

We were looking for the perfect vehicle to re-team. 'Hairspray' presented us with a wonderful opportunity to collaborate once again with our multi-talented friend.

The passion here is really for Liza. Because of everything she has been through, people have forgotten Liza the artist.