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.

There are wonderful composers and librettists out there. It's the lack of creative producers that is troubling.

You think, 'Musicals, they must always be romantic' - You'd be surprised how few of them historically have ever been romantic.

Criticism is valuable... and self-congratulatory experiences are not.

I'm a pragmatic man. I'll veer on the dangerous side, because I love dangerous subjects, but I won't shoot a show in the foot.

I've never been able to understand where great artists come from.