The great fear I've had to overcome is the fear of failure. You have to be willing to be afraid, if you're going to be an artist.

Intelligence starts to get pretty dull if it's not coupled with kindness.

Success for me will be where the body of work I've done afforded me the opportunity to be as good as I can be, and to explore myself and to see what I'm capable of.

I'm guessing that musicals didn't make sense anymore because of the changes in the political environment that began in the late Sixties, an era of self-awareness and social revolutions.

Musicals are finally kind of coming back to a degree, perhaps out of a sense of nostalgia.

Do not let your light be dimmed by anybody who doesn't appreciate the dream that you're trying to pursue.

The Hollywood culture is so invasive, and I definitely wanted to be near it eventually.