I'm very aware of the fact that Broadway musicals being brought to the screen are very few and far between, and it's important to continue that relationship between Broadway and film. It's a privilege and an honor for me to… — Rob Marshall Copy Share Image
My last show that I did on Broadway was - I hate to say this, but - 'Cats.' There you go. So I was… — Rob Marshall Copy Share
With film, I always sit with people first and talk a while, and then we read or sing or whatever. I never sit behind… — Rob Marshall Copy Share
I kind of grew up on musicals, specifically, for whatever reason. They're something that really attracted me as a child. — Rob Marshall Copy Share
When musicals don't work, they really don't work. But when they work, and someone is singing because they can't speak anymore, or they're dancing… — Rob Marshall Copy Share
The thing about movie musicals is that there have been some brilliant ones, but when they're bad, they're really bad - big white elephants. — Rob Marshall Copy Share
My great joy in working on anything is stepping out in front of the camera and working with the actors. — Rob Marshall Copy Share
As a director, you should choose a project that will educate you and enrich your life, because you're going to be doing it for… — Rob Marshall Copy Share
I always feel on film you have to earn a ballad, because it's a different kind of pace. — Rob Marshall Copy Share
It was actually the opposite of what a director once said to me. He said, 'Remember, everyone is here to serve you.' And as… — Rob Marshall Copy Share
I was very aware of the fact we were so out of fashion when I shot 'Chicago.' And I was trepidatious as to whether… — Rob Marshall Copy Share
When you're doing an action set piece, it's very similar to choreography in a way because it's shot that way. It's meticulous how it's… — Rob Marshall Copy Share
The musicals that I loved, growing up - many, many. 'Singing in the Rain,' of course, is a classic, I love 'Meet Me in… — Rob Marshall Copy Share
When movement isn't enough, you dance, or when speaking isn't enough, you sing. When it's organic, and it's earned like that in a musical,… — Rob Marshall Copy Share
