I'm always glad to see somebody rethink something rather than reproduce something I did.

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.

I've seen a lot of 'Show Boats,' but I've never seen the one that thoroughly satisfies me.

Despite the successes, you remember the failures - rather lovingly.

I'm always glad to see somebody rethink something rather than reproduce something I did.

The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes.