Audiences aren't going to get rid of me. One thing I can say, with absolute certainty, is that my shows will still be performed when I'm dead, buried and forgotten. They're going to absolutely outlive me, which is a wonderful thing to think about.

My own tastes happen to be in tune with what the public wants. I think that's the reason my batting average is so high, not because I've discovered some brilliant formula.

I've taken considerable gambles on shows, but they're very considered gambles.

I never know what is going to have that 'X' factor and what isn't.

I've never had a very great public life.

The musical is the one area of the theater that can give you the biggest buzz of all.

If there's too much of you around, people can get tired of you.