Sometimes I'll ask the book writer to write a monologue, not to be performed, just as if they were notes for the character.

My parents got divorced and military school gave me a structure. A lot of kids my age were children of divorced parents. They didn't know what to do with the kids.

I'm sure many writers have these strange, tiny little habits.

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 was raised to be charming, not sincere.

The concerts you enjoy together/ Neighbors you annoy together/ Children you destroy together,/ That keep marriage in tact.

Math was my big interest when I was in prep school. I was considering taking math in college, and majoring in it.