Randal Kleiser Quotes

Olivia Newton-John was our first choice to play Sandy, but she was nervous about acting, whether she would feel comfortable with us and could pull it off at all.

Randal Kleiser

• She
• Play
• Acting

It was very unusual, because normally the producer requests the test to determine whether they want to hire someone or not. Olivia was concerned about playing a seventeen year old.

Randal Kleiser

• Want
• Old
• Test

In order to do a musical now, a style must be developed that works for today's audience.

Randal Kleiser

• Today
• Style
• Now

I loved the idea of Travolta sitting on the kid's swing, pining away for his girlfriend.

Randal Kleiser

• Loved
• Girlfriend
• Swing

I told her it was a bigger than life musical, that all the actors were going to be about the same age, late twenties into thirties. It would be a style; a kind of surreal high school.

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• Life
• School
• High

Well, once I did 'Grease,' everyone was offering me studio pictures in a similar vein – you know, popcorn movie.

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• Movie
• Know
• Pictures

We wanted a supporting cast that would appeal to Baby Boomers who grew up in the fifties.

Randal Kleiser

• Up
• Baby
• Cast

As we went into production, there was no song for Olivia and no idea where we would put it. It was not even on the production schedule.

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• Song
• Idea
• Production