I was nine. I saw Orson Welles in 'Julius Caesar.' It was involving, emotional, imaginative. I've never forgotten it.

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

I really don't spend time thinking about the past. I think about the future. I'm not stopping.

I always had a good time in theatre, even when shows don't turn out as well as I'd like.

I have a terrible memory because I'm not interested in the past. It's done, it's done.

I got successful awfully quick, and I wanted it... But I do think there is responsibility to move the musical theater form forward. I think you always have to be aware of the work that came before and build on that.

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