I'm not Shakespeare. I have no delusions of who I am, as a writer. I wrote a simply beautiful script that's a fun-filled, joyous fantasy, and I was fine with making changes for the actors that made them comfortable.
Steve AntinDisney was kind enough, thoughtful enough and believed enough in me, as a director, to wait for me to be available.
Steve AntinI've been involved in burlesque for a really long time and I've always been really interested in burlesque, and I was writing musicals for different studios.
Steve AntinIn a huge way, everything that I've done in my life has helped inform my ability to communicate with actors and direct them.
Steve AntinI've always had a love affair with New York City, and I've threatened to get an apartment there one day. But it just made sense for me to set 'Burlesque' on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. It's a place I know intimately well and love, and I think there's a great story to be told with L.A.
Steve Antin