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> [Neil and I had the greatest experience of our lives doing 'Chicago' with Latifah. Then we had the second best experience of our lives doing 'Hairspray.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/neil-and-i-had-the-greatest-experience-of-our-lives-doing-chicago/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

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## More by Craig Zadan

> [When you work on a passion project, there's always the chance that you'll get your heart broken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/when-you-work-on-a-passion-project-there-s-always-the-chance-that-you/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [I think maybe the most important thing that we have to say is that people don't often talk about network executives being brave. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/i-think-maybe-the-most-important-thing-that-we-have-to-say-is-that/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [We'd never do 'The Sound of Music' because the movie was perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/we-d-never-do-the-sound-of-music-because-the-movie-was-perfect/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [When we did 'Chicago' and we announced Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, and Queen Latifah, everybody went crazy and said, 'What are they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/when-we-did-chicago-and-we-announced-renee-zellweger-catherine-zeta/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [Carrie Underwood clearly drove 'The Sound of Music.' For 'Peter Pan,' we had terrific actors but not stars, and we did not do nearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/carrie-underwood-clearly-drove-the-sound-of-music-for-peter-pan-we/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [To battle the odds - loss of interest, no funding, discouragement - requires someone who doesn't give up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/to-battle-the-odds-loss-of-interest-no-funding-discouragement/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [We zero in on family as a theme because it makes the movies emotionally available to a universal audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/we-zero-in-on-family-as-a-theme-because-it-makes-the-movies/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [Neil and I share a desire for great quality in our work. If we are offered projects, look at projects, or consider projects that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/neil-and-i-share-a-desire-for-great-quality-in-our-work-if-we-are/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [We're finding that the casting of 'A Few Good Men' is different from the musicals because the kind of actors that you need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/we-re-finding-that-the-casting-of-a-few-good-men-is-different-from/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [The future for us is not to go bigger but to go different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/the-future-for-us-is-not-to-go-bigger-but-to-go-different/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [Basically, we had the idea of doing this production of 'Steel Magnolias,' and we spoke to Queen Latifah about it, and she got excited.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/basically-we-had-the-idea-of-doing-this-production-of-steel-magnolias/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [If anything's going to go wrong, it'd go wrong during 'Peter Pan,' not 'The Sound of Music.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/if-anything-s-going-to-go-wrong-it-d-go-wrong-during-peter-pan-not/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [The reality of producing the Oscars is that it's a blood sport. With social media, everyone has a chance to voice their opinions. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/the-reality-of-producing-the-oscars-is-that-it-s-a-blood-sport-with/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [I don't understand how other producers who have no experience making a musical jump in and produce one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/i-don-t-understand-how-other-producers-who-have-no-experience-making/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

> [It was very, very difficult to be a student in the drama department and also review my professors' school shows. I got a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zadan/it-was-very-very-difficult-to-be-a-student-in-the-drama-department/)

[Craig Zadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zadan/)

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