I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money but I didn't have it for many decades.

An old building is like a show. You smell the soul of a building. And the building tells you how to redo it.

I've never had a very great public life.

The musical is the one area of the theater that can give you the biggest buzz of all.

My own tastes happen to be in tune with what the public wants. I think that's the reason my batting average is so high, not because I've discovered some brilliant formula.

I've taken considerable gambles on shows, but they're very considered gambles.

What musicals need is a new me.

I had set a goal of being a producer by 25.

It horrifies me how much it costs to put on shows now, mainly due to EU regulations. The freedom to be entrepreneurial is no longer there. It's a massive business now.

My dream is to be on my boat. Or on an island. Or in my house in the country. That's my dream.

I am in that glorious position where I can redesign and re-package my own work.

To dream is to have a chest filled with stars, a mind captivated by possibilities and a heart enveloped in imagination.

Celibacy sucks, no pun intended.

My candle burns at both ends It will not last the night But ah my foes and oh my friends - It gives a lovely light.

My mother told me, 'Always do your best, ' and my dad says, 'It's important to be humble. That's the key. They're not there for you. You're there for them.'

Love grows by service.

Something that is very difficult to translate is the humor.

I don't see decadence really as what you do, because I don't do much at all that is decadent in my life. But I still am decadent. It's a state of mind, I think.

While writing, you are more interested in seeing what happens with you in the process, because all that writing is just you sorting through and exploring and wondering and figuring out your thoughts.

My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.

One of the author's most ancient roles is to call the community to account for its hypocrisies and bad faith.