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.

Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it takes that much money to put a show on.

Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew: integrally, with them.

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.

Two of the hardest words in the language to rhyme are life and love. Of all words!

My mother wanted me off her hands. She was a working woman. She designed clothes, and she was a celebrity collector. It's my mother's ambition to be a celebrity.

If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have them feel something about it than dismiss it.