I'm really happy when I'm immersed in the art of it all - immersed in the music, the dance, the visual. Tapping into joy - it saves you.

I always say that you can't be afraid to ask the question. What's the worst that could happen? The answer could be "no" and you go on.

It is a miracle a musical gets up because of all the different departments and how much it costs. It is a miracle.

I think theatres will always remain a sacred place where people go for something live and experience things live, which is very different than the experience of film.

I am a storyteller, and I grew up with a father who told big-fish stories, so storytelling is very much a part of me. It was a part of my family.

It is true that I visualize music and, as I visualize music, I have some sort of story running in my head, all the time.

Even when I rehearse down in the bowels of the Metropolitan Opera, you can't help but think why The Phantom of the Opera was inspired by what happens in the bowels of the opera house.