Michael Gracey

“I'd be very surprised if 'The Greatest Showman' didn't end up on Broadway at some point.”

“In 'The Greatest Showman,' I'm back doing VFX myself, allowing me to craft exactly how something looks, one frame at a time.”

“I really believe in the power of cinema, and with it comes a responsibility to impart some sort of message for the better.”

“There is something about musical narrative and Australians. If you want to do something, you kind of have to do it at a level - because we're so far away from everywhere else - that exceeds what is just normal if you want to convince people that some guy from Australia is worth backing for an original musical.”

“At the end of the day, we all look in the mirror and tend to see our own self-perceived flaws.”

“The rehearsal process is the biggest gift you can give to the director and to yourself as an actor because it allows you to shape the character and the scenes.”