Audiences are quite happy to be astonished, and they don't care who does that astonishing.

I would like to see more new productions of new material by new composers/lyricists/book writers. I would like to see people take more chances. I think because everything costs so much they're not taking the chances they used to.

It's a terrible shame if you're born the brightest guy in your class. If you're not, then you have to hustle-and that's good.

The idea that I have to be on the same side of the fence as Dan Quayle is cruelly depressing to me, but the truth is, I believe in family values.

I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.

I don't like abrasion while I'm working. I don't thrive on chaos. I enjoy what I'm doing, and it seems to work better when I am enjoying it.

A star may guarantee business, but the tradeoff is a very short run.