Audiences are very willing to be taken somewhere, and to ask an audience beforehand what it wants is probably, I think, a mistake. Much better you should tell them what you want and hope they agree with it. Harold Prince agreeaudiencehope share on social
I wouldn't want to be just pigeonholed as an extravagant director. Harold Prince directorextravagantpigeonhole Change image and share on social
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 when I was, so I got there in time. When it was time to get there. Harold Prince adulthoodaimbear share on social
You could argue that 'Sweeney Todd' was romantic, if you looked closely at it, but it didn't impart that to its audiences. But it's large, and it's melodramatic, and it's a style I like to work in periodically. Harold Prince argueaudienceclosely share on social
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 mean in emotions. Shakespeare did that. Harold Prince bombastemotionenergy share on social
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 000ancestryback Change image and share on social
You think, 'Musicals, they must always be romantic' - You'd be surprised how few of them historically have ever been romantic. Harold Prince historicallymusicalromantic Change image and share on social
The truth is, for some absurd reason, no one is willing to admit that the interests of the producers and the theater owners are not the same. Harold Prince absurdadmitinterest Change image and share on social
Criticism is valuable... and self-congratulatory experiences are not. Harold Prince congratulatorycriticismexperience Change image and share on social
I don't look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That's really feeding the most important part of working in the theater. Harold Prince backfeedforward Change image and share on social