Cameron Mackintosh

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

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

My own tastes happen to be in tune with what the public wants. I think that's the reason my batting average is so high, not because I've discovered some brilliant formula. ”

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

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

I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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