Bartlett Sher Quotes

#1. I think [Guettel is] probably one of our most special writers now, pushing things in ways that are unique.

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#2. I'm sort of a Freudian about theater; it's always a struggle between freedom and security, between 'Do I stay where I am with my family because I love them or do I follow the thing that makes my heart feel the greatest?'

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#3. When you make new musicals, you have the great freedom and the great burden that it can be changed.

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#4. That's the best thing that classic can do, is it can return to us from our own past to give us lessons about the future, and it can give us a sense of both who we were and who we could become.

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#5. Whenever you do a new interpretation of a great, previous text of any kind, you always look for some kind of immediate significance right now.

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#6. Americans like to believe we can overcome all obstacles and always triumph in the end, but that's not real life and a steady diet of stories like that will give you a pretty unhealthy view of reality.

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#7. What's great about [Guettel] is his very distinct voice as a composer. And that distinct voice is something worth cherishing and expressing so we just didn't want to screw that up.

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#8. The last romantic novel I think I read was 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles.'

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#9. [Victoria Clark] is one of those people who has the rarest combination of gifts. I can put her in any classical play tomorrow because she such an extraordinary actress.

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#10. We get a lot of raps as Americans for being small-minded, but in fact, when you really drill down to the core of the culture, there's an enormous amount of compassion and forgiveness and support.

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