Charge Quote by Harold Prince

I started my production house with the idea of directing one day.

— Arbaaz Khan

If you're creative, they let you be the showrunner, producer. The first thing my partner and I did as producers was hire ourselves as…

— Garry Marshall

I was really into collaborating, devising shows, and wanted to make my own theater company and just be on the road.

— Naomi Ackie

I did a lot of small black-box theater in New York when I was starting out. I'd get a group of actors together to…

— Chris Messina

I liked being able to work with all the different producers and take what they brought to the table and bring my own style…

— Clay Aiken

Your job as a director is to study the show, understand the show, understand the vibe, the tone, the characters.

— Miriam Shor

I was trained at a conservatory school, and they usher you into the business by giving you a showcase. I was so lucky that…

— Abby Brammell

Doing the show was like painting the George Washington Bridge. As soon as you finished one end, you started right in on the other.

— Jack Paar

I was never a hugely successful theatre designer. I painted a lot of scenery and did the lighting, and my lighting business grew out…

— Kevin McCloud

I'm not being offered a constant stream of wonderful parts with wonderful directors that would keep me away from the theatre. When they turn…

— Ian Mckellen

A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting

— Alan Ladd

When I had my first show at Artists Space in 1979, I imagined my life like game show. There were two doors: one door…

— Laurie Simmons