Anything you do, let it come from you. Then it will be new.

Careful the spell you cast, not just on children. Sometimes the spell may last Past what you can see And turn against you... Careful the tale you tell. That is the spell.

I didn't really want to write just lyrics, but I wanted to meet Leonard Bernstein. Music was always the first reason I was writing songs.

Teaching is a sacred profession. And art is a form of teaching.

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.

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

I like songs that are part of a dramatic texture, and therefore I like the scenes to be active. I wanna follow the story and that means you lean on the actors.