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> [The most exciting thing I've seen is directors not only being open to actors coming in the room with different abilities but actively looking at ways that the story can be enlarged with disabled actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/the-most-exciting-thing-i-ve-seen-is-directors-not-only-being-open-to/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

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## More by Michael Arden

> [I had a sort of rocky upbringing, and I think the theater was a safe place for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/i-had-a-sort-of-rocky-upbringing-and-i-think-the-theater-was-a-safe/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [My dream would be to have 50 people in a show with each person from a different country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/my-dream-would-be-to-have-50-people-in-a-show-with-each-person-from-a/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [A lot of times, comedy writers will go for the gay joke, and I've been vocal about saying, 'Go for the smart joke.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/a-lot-of-times-comedy-writers-will-go-for-the-gay-joke-and-i-ve-been/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [So many gay men are mothers to so many young people, me included. I've had gay men who were more mother to me than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/so-many-gay-men-are-mothers-to-so-many-young-people-me-included-i-ve/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [I created my family with the people I met in the theater and escaped in the stories I told and the characters I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/i-created-my-family-with-the-people-i-met-in-the-theater-and-escaped/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [I want to create an environment that actors can be really free in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/i-want-to-create-an-environment-that-actors-can-be-really-free-in/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [I've played gay, and I've played straight... I'm proud to be a gay man myself, and I'm thrilled to get the opportunity to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/i-ve-played-gay-and-i-ve-played-straight-i-m-proud-to-be-a-gay-man/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [My favorite collaborator is Dane Laffrey, who designed the set for 'Once on This Island,' but we've worked together since high school, when he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/my-favorite-collaborator-is-dane-laffrey-who-designed-the-set-for/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [Say you have a young black kid, and you come to see a Sondheim show. You love the material, but you look on stage,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/say-you-have-a-young-black-kid-and-you-come-to-see-a-sondheim-show/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [I think all my favorite directors have acted. They understand how an actor thinks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/i-think-all-my-favorite-directors-have-acted-they-understand-how-an/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [If you've never heard a piece of Mozart, then Mozart could sound scary or confusing, so it's all about learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/if-you-ve-never-heard-a-piece-of-mozart-then-mozart-could-sound-scary/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [Unless we build theater and performing arts, then we're not going to be creating future patrons. We need to make it accessible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/unless-we-build-theater-and-performing-arts-then-we-re-not-going-to/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [I remember sitting at home in West Texas listening to my 'Songs for a New World' CD over and over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/i-remember-sitting-at-home-in-west-texas-listening-to-my-songs-for-a/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [I often think about what love can inspire in the world, not just in the eyes of the object of your affection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/i-often-think-about-what-love-can-inspire-in-the-world-not-just-in/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

> [We learn the most from listening, and I don't just mean with our ears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/we-learn-the-most-from-listening-and-i-don-t-just-mean-with-our-ears/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

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