Film Quote by Andrew Lloyd Webber

We always wanted to have a movie musical be made and be seen by a lot of people.

— Russell Mael

If a movie musical came along and the part was right and somebody wanted me to do it, I would do it in a…

— Mandy Patinkin

It's up to the courage of the filmmakers to make art in cinema, not just business. John was rejected by studios, he borrowed money…

— Ben Gazzara

Over the years, many producers have come and gone, and screenplays were written and abandoned. It's the Hollywood process. It's hard to get things…

— Lawrence Blume

We'd go to studios with ideas to do movie musicals and they'd literally kick us out. They said, 'Audiences aren't interested in movie musicals.…

— Craig Zadan

We decided we didn't want to do a musical for TV because the idea of writing a musical that would be seen on television…

— Neil Tennant

It's a real testament to the amount of skill and talent involved, across the board, whether it's the production design, the construction, the costume…

— Harry Treadaway

I think, a lot of times in Hollywood, the right idea comes along at the right time, and it becomes in retrospect, 'Wow, why…

— Wyck Godfrey

The dream was to not only make a good-looking film that engaged, but also had the DNA of the show so the fans would…

— Eric Fellner

One thing is certain: We can't go back. The musical will never be the same as it was.

— Harold Prince

Things have changed a great deal since the days of Mr. Mayer. The studios no longer control, as they did in those days, artists…

— Lew Wasserman

In so many musicals today, the story is moved forward by a song. I don't think we're gonna try to do that.

— John Mellencamp