Cameron Mackintosh Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I've taken considerable gambles on shows, but they're very considered gambles.”

“I am not driven.”

“I had set a goal of being a producer by 25.”

“What musicals need is a new me.”

“By the time I was ten, everyone knew I wanted to be a producer. I was a very precocious little boy.”

“I love architecture almost as much as I love my musicals.”

“I've spent more money on my theatres since I bought them than I did buying them.”

“Darling, when you're as old as I am, you cherish the very few musicals that have come your way that you know are great classics. You become their guardian.”

“I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.”

“I survived because I never took on big responsibilities in my private life. In the early days, I lived on two or three pounds a week and learned to cook - and I'm a good cook - because I had to. Even when I went on holiday, I stayed in other people's houses.”