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- The more you cling to things, The more you love them, The more the pain you suffer, When they're taken from you...
- If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have them feel something about it than dismiss it.
- The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them.
- Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew: integrally, with them.
- I love the theater as much as music, and the whole idea of getting across to an audience and making them laugh, making them cry…
- When you know your cast well and their strengths and weaknesses, you can start writing for them, just the way Shakespeare wrote for his actors.
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