Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not to be organized, is at heart a sign of your own insecurity and at worst the sign of an amateur.

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

When I was a producer, the fun of the show was waking up with a hit and enjoying the period after the show opens. The fun of a director stops the day it opens. No matter if it's a success or a failure, it's not a whole lot of fun anymore.

I saw 'On The Town' about nine times. I discovered it. I loved it. I was in college.

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

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