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> [Classically, it's the child who looks up at their parents who says, 'This is how the future is going to be,' and it's the parents who don't understand because they're set in their ways. For me, it was the exact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/classically-it-s-the-child-who-looks-up-at-their-parents-who-says/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

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## More by Michael Gracey

> [Usually on a film set it's making sure that everyone is there for their scene, and the moment their scene is over they disappear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/usually-on-a-film-set-it-s-making-sure-that-everyone-is-there-for/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [I really believe in the power of cinema, and with it comes a responsibility to impart some sort of message for the better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/i-really-believe-in-the-power-of-cinema-and-with-it-comes-a/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [There is something about musical narrative and Australians. If you want to do something, you kind of have to do it at a level…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/there-is-something-about-musical-narrative-and-australians-if-you/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [The Greatest Showman' would be an amazing Broadway hit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/the-greatest-showman-would-be-an-amazing-broadway-hit/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [I'm as thrilled watching Mark Rylance do Shakespeare as I am watching 'The Book of Mormon.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/i-m-as-thrilled-watching-mark-rylance-do-shakespeare-as-i-am-watching/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [The power of music is undeniable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/the-power-of-music-is-undeniable/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [So many Hollywood adaptations of really popular manga series just don't get it right, and for me what was really important was that if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/so-many-hollywood-adaptations-of-really-popular-manga-series-just-don/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [I'm a big believer in bringing in other creative minds; I do it in my commercial work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/i-m-a-big-believer-in-bringing-in-other-creative-minds-i-do-it-in-my/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [The rehearsal process is the biggest gift you can give to the director and to yourself as an actor because it allows you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/the-rehearsal-process-is-the-biggest-gift-you-can-give-to-the/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [Everyone knows and loves Elton John's music, but the true story of his life is so incredible that it can only be described as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/everyone-knows-and-loves-elton-john-s-music-but-the-true-story-of-his/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [Like 'Lost in Translation,' I worked on an advertisement where a Hollywood star was doing a commercial just for Japan. The star was Hugh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/like-lost-in-translation-i-worked-on-an-advertisement-where-a/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [I was introduced to Zendaya by one of the executives at Fox, and like every single person who's met her, you completely fall in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/i-was-introduced-to-zendaya-by-one-of-the-executives-at-fox-and-like/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [To me I grew up watching 'All That Jazz' and 'Cabaret,' and when I was younger 'Mary Poppins',' The Sound Of Music,' and 'Singin'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/to-me-i-grew-up-watching-all-that-jazz-and-cabaret-and-when-i-was/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [It's really strange, this thing where people are like, 'I'm not into musicals' but so many people who have said that to me, I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/it-s-really-strange-this-thing-where-people-are-like-i-m-not-into/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

> [Whether a film is breaking into song and dance or if it's something like 'Whiplash,' I find it incredibly rewarding, and I'm drawn to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gracey/whether-a-film-is-breaking-into-song-and-dance-or-if-it-s-something/)

[Michael Gracey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gracey/)

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