“Many musicals are about putting on a show and, when that happens, you know the filmmakers are really talking about their own process of bringing ideas to the screen. The story is a vehicle for looking at other things,”
“The word `political' is never used in the film, `Bush' is never mentioned, `9/11' is never mentioned, `Middle East' is never mentioned, `bombs' are never mentioned,”
“The store had run its course and you've got a world where new goods are incredibly cheap now. The lease was up the middle of August and I looked around and said we've had a great run. We're done. It's sad but yet it's a completion of a very fun era.”