“That's the magic of art and the magic of theatre: it has the power to ...” — Brian Stokes Mitchell Quote

That's the magic of art and the magic of theatre: it has the power to transform an audience, an individual, or en masse, to transform them and give them an epiphanal experience that changes their life, opens their hearts and their minds and the way they think.

I like to capture the spirit of what the writers intended but find my own nuances. That comes from jazz - the invention and freeness within a structure.

I hate those vacuous musicals, the happy-happy, 'Let's have a good time' shows.

When I moved to Los Angeles, I thought, 'Whatever hits, I'll go that direction. If it's music, fine; if it's acting, fine.'

All art is contemporary art because it had to be made when it was now.

Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well is the great art of social life.

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

You can have integrity with your art, but worrying about integrity doesn't pay the bills.

Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.