--- title: "4 Broadway Quotes By Marc Platt" description: "4 Broadway quotes by Marc Platt. Plus more from Marc Platt and more Broadway sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/marc-platt-10388_broadway_the-film-world-is-always-looking-for-gre_1387655.jpg" --- > [The film world is always looking for great source material, and Broadway has traditionally and historically been a place to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/the-film-world-is-always-looking-for-great-source-material-and/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/marc-platt-10388_broadway_the-film-world-is-always-looking-for-gre_1387655.jpg) > [The financial side of Broadway is the easy part. Plenty of people want to put money in a Broadway show. The challenging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/the-financial-side-of-broadway-is-the-easy-part-plenty-of-people-want/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/597/marc-platt-10388_broadway_the-financial-side-of-broadway-is-the-ea_1593720.jpg) > [I loved being a film executive. But something was always missing for me. I always had the feeling that I was looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/i-loved-being-a-film-executive-but-something-was-always-missing-for/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/marc-platt-10388_always_i-loved-being-a-film-executive-but-somet_2223432.jpg) > [Many actors in films are willing to go to Broadway, and screenwriters are writing plays. It's almost commonplace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/many-actors-in-films-are-willing-to-go-to-broadway-and-screenwriters/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/marc-platt-10388_actor_many-actors-in-films-are-willing-to-go-t_2554855.jpg) ## Other authors on Broadway - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-lynn-nottage-62217.jpg) Lynn Nottage 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broadway/lynn-nottage/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lea-michele-59174.jpg) Lea Michele 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broadway/lea-michele/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-laura-osnes-58838.jpg) Laura Osnes 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broadway/laura-osnes/) - [Daveed Diggs 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broadway/daveed-diggs/) - [Ethan Slater 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broadway/ethan-slater/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andrew-bernstein-12882.jpg) Christopher Jackson 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broadway/christopher-jackson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stephen-sondheim-87129.jpg) Stephen Sondheim 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broadway/stephen-sondheim/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stephen-schwartz-87121.jpg) Stephen Schwartz 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broadway/stephen-schwartz/) - [Shanice Williams 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broadway/shanice-williams/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-julie-andrews-54300.jpg) Julie Andrews 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broadway/julie-andrews/) - [Jordan Fisher 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broadway/jordan-fisher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jennifer-damiano-48671.jpg) Jennifer Damiano 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broadway/jennifer-damiano/) ## More by Marc Platt > [There's certain people you want to see in comedies; there's certain people you just want to see in dramas. Not that there aren't individuals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/there-s-certain-people-you-want-to-see-in-comedies-there-s-certain/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [As much as I love storytelling, I've always been drawn to talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/as-much-as-i-love-storytelling-i-ve-always-been-drawn-to-talent/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [I don't think anyone can ever predict a phenomenon. It's not something you can bank on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/i-don-t-think-anyone-can-ever-predict-a-phenomenon-it-s-not-something/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [Navigating the studio system has its own challenges, and, as a producer, you want to be astute and clever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/navigating-the-studio-system-has-its-own-challenges-and-as-a-producer/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [The character we've always thought of as the Wicked Witch of the West is a green girl who's actually very good, misunderstood, and trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/the-character-we-ve-always-thought-of-as-the-wicked-witch-of-the-west/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [James McAvoy is not an action star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/james-mcavoy-is-not-an-action-star/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [I appreciate actors who work very hard to get at the truth of the character they're playing. That speaks to me, and I try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/i-appreciate-actors-who-work-very-hard-to-get-at-the-truth-of-the/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [I'm very competitive, and I want to be very successful, but at the end of the day, films to me are still films. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/i-m-very-competitive-and-i-want-to-be-very-successful-but-at-the-end/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [The further you get up the corporate ladder, the farther you get from the actual filmmaking process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/the-further-you-get-up-the-corporate-ladder-the-farther-you-get-from/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [It's hard to get an inner dialogue in a film. It's not cinematic. But in a musical, the character can just turn to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/it-s-hard-to-get-an-inner-dialogue-in-a-film-it-s-not-cinematic-but/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [Hollywood is what I do. It's not who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/hollywood-is-what-i-do-it-s-not-who-i-am/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [Adaptations, especially movie musicals, are really hard to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/adaptations-especially-movie-musicals-are-really-hard-to-do/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [I was always interested in storytelling, particularly in theater and film. I liked creative things. My mom and dad are wonderful people, but both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/i-was-always-interested-in-storytelling-particularly-in-theater-and/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [When I first started in the business, it was hardly ever done. But today, it almost feels like studios go out and preview movies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/when-i-first-started-in-the-business-it-was-hardly-ever-done-but/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) > [I do remember feeling, 'I don't ever want to feel impotent in terms of what I can control in a business in which you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/i-do-remember-feeling-i-don-t-ever-want-to-feel-impotent-in-terms-of/) [Marc Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-platt/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broadway/marc-platt/#itemlist", "name": "4 Broadway Quotes By Marc Platt", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The film world is always looking for great source material, and Broadway has traditionally and historically been a place to go.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Marc Platt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-platt/the-film-world-is-always-looking-for-great-source-material-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/marc-platt-10388_broadway_the-film-world-is-always-looking-for-gre_1387655.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/marc-platt-10388_broadway_the-film-world-is-always-looking-for-gre_1387655.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/marc-platt-10388_broadway_the-film-world-is-always-looking-for-gre_1387655.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The film world is always looking for great source material, and Broadway has traditionally and historically…” — Marc Platt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The financial side of Broadway is the easy part. 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