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> [I think that from day one, when it became clear that 'Wicked' was going to have a life, that we have set a standard for ourselves that we are never going to shortchange the audience; that every person that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/i-think-that-from-day-one-when-it-became-clear-that-wicked-was-going/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

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## More by Joe Mantello

> [My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/my-preference-is-for-people-who-come-to-rehearsal-and-get-into-the/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [If I hadn't gone into the theater, I would be a painter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/if-i-hadn-t-gone-into-the-theater-i-would-be-a-painter/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [I don't believe really good plays - interesting plays, complicated plays - can mean just one thing to every single person in the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/i-don-t-believe-really-good-plays-interesting-plays-complicated-plays/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [I have a concentrated period of work for about five months, and then I take a bunch of time off. That's just the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/i-have-a-concentrated-period-of-work-for-about-five-months-and-then-i/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [In 'The Humans,' there's a gay character, and the fact that she's gay is probably the least interesting thing about her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/in-the-humans-there-s-a-gay-character-and-the-fact-that-she-s-gay-is/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [Alison Pill is the unsung hero of 'Three Tall Women' to me. She's extraordinary in this part, and she makes it look easy. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/alison-pill-is-the-unsung-hero-of-three-tall-women-to-me-she-s/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [But there is a process that happens when you're making something, be it a musical or a new play. That process takes time, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/but-there-is-a-process-that-happens-when-you-re-making-something-be/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [I tend to go toward things that make me afraid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/i-tend-to-go-toward-things-that-make-me-afraid/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [I do not resent Sarah Jessica Parker. We've been friends for decades. I just do not like what 'Sex and the City' did to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/i-do-not-resent-sarah-jessica-parker-we-ve-been-friends-for-decades-i/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [Jayne Houdyshell and I - when I was 17 years old - did summer stock together at the Timber Lake Playhouse in Mt. Carroll,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/jayne-houdyshell-and-i-when-i-was-17-years-old-did-summer-stock/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [I think, as written, 'Assassins' simply acknowledges the very human need to be acknowledged. As director, I've got to put aside any particular biases…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/i-think-as-written-assassins-simply-acknowledges-the-very-human-need/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [There are plenty of other actors who are wonderful that just don't work in a way that I work, or our methods aren't necessarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/there-are-plenty-of-other-actors-who-are-wonderful-that-just-don-t/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [I have a responsibility to diversity onstage, but one of the things I've heard about our production of 'Boys' is that it's a bunch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/i-have-a-responsibility-to-diversity-onstage-but-one-of-the-things-i/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [Is it perfect? Absolutely not! But there was an audience for 'Wicked,' and our producers were smart enough to reach that audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/is-it-perfect-absolutely-not-but-there-was-an-audience-for-wicked-and/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

> [My first real job as a director was working with Robbie Baitz on his play 'Three Hotels.' It was an incredible collaboration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/my-first-real-job-as-a-director-was-working-with-robbie-baitz-on-his/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

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