I did an ‘Our Town’ in San Diego in the seventies with amateurs that I can tear up just thinking about. Jack O'Brien Read Quote
When you realize that the uncut ‘Porgy and Bess’ started me off, that I’d have the opportunity to do a ton of ‘Stoppard,’ ‘Hairspray,’ that I’m able to do ‘Il Trittico’ at the Met – how do I top that? Jack O'Brien Read Quote
The single most important thing that I feel responsible for is that the company cherishes the work. Jack O'Brien Read Quote
I don’t think I should be telling you every 10 minutes what to think. I like to leave the audience alone with the magic. I tend to trust the material, or I don’t do it. Jack O'Brien Read Quote
I was in love when I was in college; we all were. I remember how beautiful everybody was. Even the plain people looked beautiful. Jack O'Brien Read Quote
When I looked at the skeleton of ‘Damn Yankees,’ I saw an indestructible story, absolutely original characters, one of the freshest, sassiest American scores of the century, and some outmoded equipment. Jack O'Brien Read Quote