They wanted me to be a concert pianist, because I had a very good right hand, but my left hand's terrible and I hated performing.

It should be interesting to see two entirely different ways to treat a story, geared for two entirely different kinds of audience.

The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper. You must not edit until you get it all on paper. If you can put everything down, stream-of-consciousness, you'll do yourself a service.

Bit by bit, putting it together... Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art. Every moment makes a contribution, Every little detail plays a part. Having just the vision's no solution, Everything depends on execution, Putting it together, that's what counts.

Perpetual anticipation is good for the soul but it's bad for the heart.

Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten.

When you trance out properly, when you're completely in that world, there is no other world, so there's no conflict.