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" The love I have for my husband is intertwined with his, and we are two individuals looking in the same direction - as opposed to staring in each other's eyes all the time. "

Michael Arden

Time

Love

Looking

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" A lot of times, comedy writers will go for the gay joke, and I've been vocal about saying, 'Go for the smart joke.' "

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" I had taken a directing class in high school. Looking back on it now, I think it was all heading that way. "

" You can't ever go back; life is incredibly short and fragile. "

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You

" Before working with Deaf West, I had never met a deaf person, and now I can't imagine life without ASL. "

" Every decision you make has a consequence. "

" When you step off a plane into a place like Haiti, you're just surrounded by overwhelming stimulus: the people selling you things, asking you to engage. "

Michael Arden

You

People

" Haiti is a proud nation, rich in heritage and spirituality. How they have been able to not only survive but thrive is a testament to how the Haitian people have come together to rebuild, create new families, and care for one another. "

" I was lucky enough to make my Broadway debut in 'Big River.' "

" The deaf community has shaped me as an artist and a person, and I am very grateful that I have been able to share and create so much art with a group of people I would have never imagined sharing and creating with. It's a true testament to the power of theater. There are no walls. "

" I would love to create a piece of theater that is devised by a company of actors and creators that I'd put together, and I'd love for it to be nonverbal so it's something that someone with any communication ability can enjoy. "

" I've played gay, and I've played straight... I'm proud to be a gay man myself, and I'm thrilled to get the opportunity to play a variety of different gay men. "

" If you've never heard a piece of Mozart, then Mozart could sound scary or confusing, so it's all about learning. "

" The most exciting thing I've seen is directors not only being open to actors coming in the room with different abilities but actively looking at ways that the story can be enlarged with disabled actors. "

" I had a sort of rocky upbringing, and I think the theater was a safe place for me. "

" Kelli O'Hara is incredible. "

Michael Arden

Incredible

" I want to create an environment that actors can be really free in. "

" I think all my favorite directors have acted. They understand how an actor thinks. "

" There is no distinction, no echelon of actors within a company. A company is only as strong as its weakest link. "

" Magic in plays and musicals, I think, is more often created because of the work of an incredible company rather than a single component. "

" We learn the most from listening, and I don't just mean with our ears. "

" The protest that we go to or the time that we stand up for someone or do the right thing - despite its difficulty... We might not see the return of it, but who knows whose lives we can change by doing those things. "

" I read 'Huffington Post' as if I am a shareholder. "

" My favorite collaborator is Dane Laffrey, who designed the set for 'Once on This Island,' but we've worked together since high school, when he was my roommate. "

" I refuse to go onstage without looking into the eyes and touching everyone I'm working with... we're all in it together, and everyone's an equal part when we're onstage. "

Michael Arden

Together

Looking

" At the end of the day, we need to realize that segregation is not the human condition at its best. Which isn't to say we need to all be the same. It simply means we need to embrace each other's differences to help tell our stories together. "

" I would want everyone to love someone in the purest sense of the word - an unconditional love in which you don't expect anything in return. "

" My dream would be to have 50 people in a show with each person from a different country. "