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

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

I was there when the quote-unquote golden age of musical theater was flourishing. I met everybody who worked in theater or was famous in theater from the '40s on.

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

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.