I'm going to take the kids away over Christmas but I don't, I've written 14 musicals now, I don't want to rush into doing something just for the sake of doing it. I want to do it when I find a story.

The next few years are going to be horrendous in the UK. The last thing we need is a Somali pirate-style raid on the few wealth creators who still dare to navigate Britain's gale-force waters.

No matter what they tell you, no matter what they do, no matter what they teach you, what you believe is true.

What strikes me is that theres a very fine line between success and failure. Just one ingredient can make the difference.

People in Britain always think of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' as a musical - it wasn't.

I often think of random melodies. And I pretty much hear in my head what I want to do with the orchestra as I'm writing on the piano.

As a composer at a point where I can absolutely pick and choose what I want to do, I don't want to write about anybody I don't care about.

Love can make a summer fly, or a night seem like a lifetime.

Surely, you go to the theater because you want to have a great evening in the theater.

I knew nothing about film at all. I suppose the biggest surprise is all these things. In the theatre we sort of do, I might do two or three key interviews and that would be it.

No more memories, no more silent tears. No more gazing across the wasted years. Help me say goodbye.

If size really mattered, the whale, not the shark, would rule the waters.

For a thought to manifest on the earth realm, a sacrifice must occur.

Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.

It is worse than a crime, it is a blunder.

Democracy, like the human organism, carries within it the seed of its own destruction.

Of course in war all madness's come out in a man. That is the fault of war not of a man or a nation.

My parents weren't extremely successful financially, but they were happy people. They gave me confidence.

Give help rather than advice.

If you want to be deeply respected, deeply respect as many people as possible.