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 don't think there's a defined contemporary American musical, do you?

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

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 love big, bold, truthful theater - the tradition of Victorian theater.

Audiences are quite happy to be astonished, and they don't care who does that astonishing.

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