You move just a finger, say the slightest word, something's bound to linger-be heard.

After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes.

Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't need music; lyrics do.

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.

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

A close-up on screen can say all a song can.

I've always preferred actors who sing to singers who act in all the shows I've done.