I don't write songs apart from theatrical pieces. I'm not interested in writing songs qua songs.

All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That's what makes theatre live. That's why it persists.

Art is craft, not inspiration.

It's pleasanter to work in the country, where you can wander out among the trees. But I don't get as much work done. In the city you don't want to leave the room because there's all that chaos going on.

Musicals are so expensive to put on the stage that you have to have the backing of a corporate, you have to have Universal Studios or Disney or somebody to put in the money.

Nice is different than good.

Everyone tells tiny lies, what's important really is the size.