Sitting in this chair, my recommendation would carry too much weight.
Michael Ritchie

I had no training in the theater. I did not study it but just did it.
Michael Ritchie

Los Angeles has always been on the table with us.
Michael Ritchie

I've never presented. The logistics of that is a challenge.
Michael Ritchie

In next five to 10 years I probably would have done my best work, but I was afraid of having another 10 or 15 years ahead of me and feeling stale, so this was an opportunity to reinvigorate myself.
Michael Ritchie

I went into this job to do plays, but that's here for 10 weeks, and the rest of the year I do a lot of other things-the administrative work of planning, reading plays.
Michael Ritchie

There's been a big spur in downtown development with new business, restaurants and a lot of loft buying. The buses run, and there's a subway that runs through downtown.
Michael Ritchie

The trick is to have my own particular taste and feel for the theater to audiences who have been used to one particular style and taste for nearly 40 years.
Michael Ritchie