There was never any question that I would go to college, that I would travel, that I would go to the theater early and often.

The musical has always been in jeopardy - until - or was in jeopardy until it was realised that it is probably the safest living theatre art form.

I don't look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That's really feeding the most important part of working in the theater.

Audiences are quite happy to be astonished, and they don't care who does that astonishing.

I have a terrible memory because I'm not interested in the past. It's done, it's done.

A star may guarantee business, but the tradeoff is a very short run.

I was there when the quote-unquote golden age of musical theater was flourishing. I met everybody who worked in theater or was famous in theater from the '40s on.

Criticism is valuable... and self-congratulatory experiences are not.

It's a terrible shame if you're born the brightest guy in your class. If you're not, then you have to hustle-and that's good.

I'm always glad to see somebody rethink something rather than reproduce something I did.

We've got to find a way to protect the process of making musical theater.

I could not persuade her that a place does not merely exist, that it has to be invented in one's imagination.

What are your dreams?

As you strive to acquire wealth, try not to ignore the benefits of being in good health. Sacrificing your health for wealth would be a very unwise decision.

If you give a writer a line, they'll take a paragraph…

I call him Alshon. He calls me Demaryius Thomas.

The things I never say never get me into trouble.

Christ is always faithful. Let us pray to be always faithful to him.

The greatest danger facing our nation isn't terrorism, global warming or the energy crisis. It is out-of-control, unbridled government spending.

Of two Evils we take the less.

Most people get overwhelmed by the insignificant decisions of their lives. I'm urging people to minimize the time spent on these when they're not critical to their most important goals.