Producers want to put their music behind revivals but I don’t think that’s a good trend for the theater at all.

I like to do everything you can possibly do before you go into rehearsal, because once we are in rehearsal or on the stage there will be a problem I didn’t anticipate. It’s really good to think we got it all nailed - of course you’ve never got it all nailed.

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.

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

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

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