Quotes from Marc Platt

TV has the unique opportunity to take musicals, live events, so it has that feeling and excitement and spontaneity, but still has a camera between you and what you are watching.

What makes 'A Christmas Story' universal, whether you celebrate Christmas or not, is that you recognize that family... It's ultimately about a family being glued together for the holiday season.

That's what makes live TV exciting - the unknown!

You've got Marvel films, sequels, franchise movies, so much noise out there. You're trying to brand your entertainment. The musical is its own brand.

The notion of someone who is fitting in or trying to become part of a larger family... It's hard to separate that from my own Jewish roots.

It was just the DNA of my family. Giving back didn't feel like an entitlement; it was an obligation.

I do love storytelling.

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

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.

I have creative ADD.

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

My personal challenge is always balance. My life has a lot of compartments to it, and I care about each of them deeply. So I wake up each day thinking, 'How am I going to balance today?'

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