People think, 'Oh, you're doing 'The Wiz' because 'Empire' is such a big hit.' The truth is, staging this musical has been a dream of ours since the '90s, but the rights were tied up. It's just coincidental that, this… — Craig Zadan Copy Share Image
The truth of the matter is - when we look at things - every movie we do - no matter what the subject matter is - we go to the universal theme of family. We always go to that because… — Craig Zadan Copy Share Image
When you work on a passion project, there's always the chance that you'll get your heart broken. — Craig Zadan Copy Share Image
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… — Craig Zadan Copy Share Image
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… — Craig Zadan Copy Share Image
Carrie Underwood clearly drove 'The Sound of Music.' For 'Peter Pan,' we had terrific actors but not stars, and we did not do nearly… — Craig Zadan Copy Share Image
To battle the odds - loss of interest, no funding, discouragement - requires someone who doesn't give up. — Craig Zadan Copy Share Image
We zero in on family as a theme because it makes the movies emotionally available to a universal audience. — Craig Zadan Copy Share Image
Neil and I share a desire for great quality in our work. If we are offered projects, look at projects, or consider projects that… — Craig Zadan Copy Share Image
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… — Craig Zadan Copy Share Image
Basically, we had the idea of doing this production of 'Steel Magnolias,' and we spoke to Queen Latifah about it, and she got excited. — Craig Zadan Copy Share Image
If anything's going to go wrong, it'd go wrong during 'Peter Pan,' not 'The Sound of Music.' — Craig Zadan Copy Share Image
