One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on the music in such a way that you're not aware there was a writer there.

I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface.

Now, this one might be a little stringy, but then again, it's fiddle player." That isn't fiddle player, it's piccolo player." How can you tell?" It's PIPING hot!" Then blow on it first!

In not-for-profit theater, you don't worry so much about how the audience is going to react. You want to make them absorb the piece.

Gotta watch out for directors.

When you know your cast well and their strengths and weaknesses, you can start writing for them, just the way Shakespeare wrote for his actors.

The more restrictions you have, the easier anything is to write.