Then people started to point fingers. They didn't say nobody wants to see bad movies. Instead, they said nobody wants to see movie musicals.

It's long been a desire of ours to work with John Travolta and to have the opportunity to produce his return to movie musicals after three decades. It's a dream come true. This is our dream cast for the film, and bringing Travolta back into a musical after 30 years is so gratifying.

It was produced with very deep insight into the life of this performer. It?s the right tribute to who Liza is. People need to focus on the talent, not the tabloid headlines.

They tried to sell the movie by its story. All the TV spots and trailers were story-driven, because many people still think musicals don't have serious plots.

It was all very strategic. Miramax wanted the buzz to spread, but slowly, so people would be clamoring for it.

During the Vietnam War era people were concerned about what was going on economically in their lives, and film studios were worried about what was going on with the box office,

Bob Fosse only directed five films in his career, and we consider this his lost sixth film.

Vindication? Oh, my God, absolutely. When you're attacked mercilessly for illogical and unpatriotic reasons, to be honored by Emmy voters in this way is just phenomenal.

The passion here is really for Liza. Because of everything she has been through, people have forgotten Liza the artist.

We were looking for the perfect vehicle to re-team. 'Hairspray' presented us with a wonderful opportunity to collaborate once again with our multi-talented friend.