I'm proud of the fact that I've taken a lot of big directors, such as Trevor Nunn and Nick Hytner, who were musical virgins, and introduced them to the form.

More Quotes by Cameron Mackintosh

It horrifies me how much it costs to put on shows now, mainly due to EU regulations. The freedom to be entrepreneurial is no longer there. It's a massive business now.

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.

Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you.

I love 'Glee.'

I never know what is going to have that 'X' factor and what isn't.

What musicals need is a new me.