My dream is to be on my boat. Or on an island. Or in my house in the country. That's my dream. Cameron Mackintosh boatcountrydream Change image and share on social
I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs. Cameron Mackintosh centcostdecade Change image and share on social
I'm proud of the fact that I've taken a lot of big directors, such as Trevor Nunn and Nick Hytner, who were musical virgins, and introduced them to the form. Cameron Mackintosh bigdirectorfact Change image and share on social
I think the worst thing that could have happened to me would have been having a hit at 20. I don't know what that would have done to me. But instead, I had to scrape a living for years. And my first show, which opened in 1969, lost over £45,000, an absolute fortune then. Cameron Mackintosh 000absolutebad share on social
The musical is the one area of the theater that can give you the biggest buzz of all. Cameron Mackintosh areabigbuzz Change image and share on social
I never know what is going to have that 'X' factor and what isn't. Cameron Mackintosh factor Change image and share on social
By the time I was ten, everyone knew I wanted to be a producer. I was a very precocious little boy. Cameron Mackintosh boyknowprecocious Change image and share on social
Two of my theatres are 1930s and the other five are by Sprague, the greatest Edwardian architect of the lot. They've needed a lot of work doing to them but they were built very well. Cameron Mackintosh 1930sarchitectbuild Change image and share on social
I'm a war baby: I was brought up with rationing, and my parents always had to struggle. I remember when I was sent to boarding school - Prior Park College in Bath - my father was asked how he was going to pay the fees, and he replied: 'In arrears.' Cameron Mackintosh arrearsaskbaby share on social