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title: "1 Really Free Quotes By Michael Arden"
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> [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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61c/michael-arden-13817_actor_i-want-to-create-an-environment-that-act_455316.jpg)

## 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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