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If we members of the Jewish community don't support the Jewish organizations, nobody else will. Marc Platt

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Music has a way of getting inside all of us and lifting us up. Marc Platt

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'Wicked' has been one of the biggest hits in Los Angeles theatre history, and we are thrilled that theatergoers here have embraced the musical and welcomed us so heartily. Marc Platt

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Musicals have long given voice to outsiders and speak of experiences in our culture and environment. Marc Platt

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Good movies beget other good movies. So when a movie captures the imagination and hearts of people around the world, it's going to have a positive influence on similar genres getting made. Marc Platt

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When I first started in the business, it was hardly ever done. But today, it almost feels like studios go out and preview movies knowing full well that they're going to use the information they get to go back and reshoot. Marc Platt

Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed about working in the theater. Marc Platt

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As much as I love storytelling, I've always been drawn to talent. Marc Platt

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I do remember feeling, 'I don't ever want to feel impotent in terms of what I can control in a business in which you can have very little control.' And that motivated me to go to law school - that, and my parents saying, 'Go to law school before you do anything.' Marc Platt

There were 100 intellectual reasons not to pursue 'Wicked.' There were times where it was very challenging, where the mind said, 'This is maybe too challenging,' but the heart willed it. The heart willed it to succeed. Marc Platt

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Winning an Oscar attracts the attention of directors and other actors and creates a boost in salary, particularly for someone like Halle Berry. For an established star like Denzel Washington, the benefits are less tangible. Marc Platt

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I was always interested in storytelling, particularly in theater and film. I liked creative things. My mom and dad are wonderful people, but both are tone deaf, so I don't know where the gene came from. Marc Platt

I love getting up in the morning. I love coming to my office. I love going to movie sets. It's really what every parent wishes for their kid - to do what makes them happy. Marc Platt

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Hollywood is what I do. It's not who I am. Marc Platt

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In any adaptation, the challenge is to take the essence of the original source of the material, be faithful to it to a point, but to also recognize that you're telling a story in a very different medium. It has to exist on its own, and it has to offer something unique to that experience. Marc Platt

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