If you write enough musicals you pretty much have a sense of where they should go, what you'll need, and when; how to pull people on that journey.

The best parts about writing a show are [its] first, second and 10th anniversaries. Everything else is relative levels of hell.

Having a tradition is a great thing to work within, and maybe today [it] is the only way to really land musically dramatic work.

I've been very fortunate as a composer to be involved with projects that have really propelled my scores forward. I'm very proud of it.

I don't write songs for myself anymore. I only write songs on assignment. It's purely a business, but it is still so important to me emotionally.

I've always juggled a lot of projects because at least half the projects you do get shelved. So you have to do a lot of things in order for things to move forward.

I will find my wayI can go the distanceI'll be there somedayIf I can be strongI know every mile will be worth my whileI would go most anywhere to feel like I belong

The kingdom is not represented by an expression of religious traditions

If you are an angle, all you can give is boredom.

Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury.

I like the idea of infiltrating an area that is not really exposed to me or my work.

The Nobel Prize is fine, but the drugs I've developed are rewards in themselves.

I wanted to sing songs that my voice was comfortable with.

They turned a distracted gaze on the world, wide-eyed, somehow, and questioning.

The warrior of the light has a destiny to fulfill.

We mistrust anything that too strongly challenges our ideal of mediocrity.

Just because someone seems to have more certainty, doesn't mean they're right.