The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them.

TODD: The history of the world, my love -- LOVETT: Save a lot of graves, Do a lot of relatives favors! TODD: Is those below serving those up above! LOVETT: Ev'rybody shaves, So there should be plenty of flavors! TODD: How gratifying for once to know BOTH: That those above will serve those down below!

My main goal is to tell a story.

If you're dealing with a musical in which you're trying to tell a story, it's got to sound like speech. At the same time it's got to be a song.

For anyone approaching any one of the cast albums, if they don't like what they hear, it's not the performer's fault.

Art is craft, not inspiration.

Pointillism takes emotional images, character, etc., and makes them all come together and make a whole that tells a story.