Hit songs did not come out of musicals. Pop-rock was creating the hits. There were very few songs that made the charts out of any Broadway musical.

I do not dwell on dreams I know how soon a dream becomes an expectation How can I have expectations? Look at me, No, Captain, Look at me, Look at me!

For me it's more fun to find an unexpected moment for a character to sing when you don't expect them to.

I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken; the choosing was not. You have to move on.

In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies.

Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night. Tonight there will be no morning star.

My personal life and my artistic life do not interfere with each other.