21 Cameron Mackintosh Quotes for You to Enjoy

Cameron Mackintosh

British Businessman

Born: Oct 17, 1946

Life Me Money Shows Think You

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I think the worst thing that could have happened to me would have been having a hit at 20. I don't know what that would have done to me. But instead, I had to scrape a living for years. And my first show, which opened in 1969, lost over £45,000, an absolute fortune then. Cameron Mackintosh

Me First Lost Living Think Worst Worst Thing Would Having Absolute Could Had Instead Opened Over Know Been Years Hit Scrape Done Happened Which Then Show Fortune Thing

My dream is to be on my boat. Or on an island. Or in my house in the country. That's my dream. Cameron Mackintosh

Country Dream House Island Boat

My aunt took me to see 'Salad Days' when I was seven. This story of a magic piano that infects everyone who hears it infected me, too. It was a Road to Damascus moment in my life. Cameron Mackintosh

Life Me My Life Too Took Everyone Seven See Magic Piano Road Days Salad Aunt Hears Infected Story Moment Who

I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them. Cameron Mackintosh

Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you. Cameron Mackintosh

Best You Circumstances Out Constrained Bring

I am in that glorious position where I can redesign and re-package my own work. Cameron Mackintosh

Work Glorious Own My Own Redesign Am Where Position

I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money but I didn't have it for many decades. Cameron Mackintosh

Money Having Exceptional Know Decades Many Position

What musicals need is a new me. Cameron Mackintosh

Me Musicals New Need

I had set a goal of being a producer by 25. Cameron Mackintosh

Had Goal Being Producer Set

The musical is the one area of the theater that can give you the biggest buzz of all. Cameron Mackintosh

You Musical One Area Give Area Biggest Theater Buzz

I've never had a very great public life. Cameron Mackintosh

Life Great Never Had Very Public Public Life

If there's too much of you around, people can get tired of you. Cameron Mackintosh

Tired You People Too Much Too Around Get Much

I don't watch a lot of television. Cameron Mackintosh

Television Lot Watch

An old building is like a show. You smell the soul of a building. And the building tells you how to redo it. Cameron Mackintosh

You Soul Old Smell Building Tells Like How Show

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. Cameron Mackintosh

Life Good People Three Big Other Took Responsibilities Stayed Week Pounds Never Had Days Learned Houses Because Private Private Life Survived Holiday Cook Good Cook Even Lived Early Two Early Days

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

Money Spent More Bought Since Than Did Them Buying

I love architecture almost as much as I love my musicals. Cameron Mackintosh

Love Architecture Musicals Almost Much

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. Cameron Mackintosh

Money Per Having Costs Exceptional Put Know Always Decades Get Trying Cent Production Less Many Shows Position

Sometimes, thinking on your feet can be the most creative. Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you. Some of the most successful shows come out of shoestring invention. Cameron Mackintosh

Best You Creative Sometimes Invention Thinking Circumstances Out Some Constrained Feet Come Most Successful Your Shows Bring

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