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

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.

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.

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

I don't look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That's really feeding the most important part of working in the theater.

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