I'm crazy about Dublin. If you went back 3,000 years in my ancestry you wouldn't find a drop of Irish blood in the veins, but I love the place.

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

I really don't spend time thinking about the past. I think about the future. I'm not stopping.

I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different.

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

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.

There are wonderful composers and librettists out there. It's the lack of creative producers that is troubling.