Beginnings Are Always Hard.

I've Never Minded Being Disciplined. I'd Always Rather Have A Quiet Evening In Than Go To A Wild Party. Discipline For Me Has Always Been The Foundation Which Leaves Me Free To Fly.

When I Start To Write, I See My Stories As A Kind Of Movie. For Instance, I Ask Myself, "what Kind Of Opening Do I Want For This Book?"

You Never Feel Lonely If You're Writing, Because You're Living With All These Characters In Your Head.

I Was Fortunate Enough To Work At The Peak Of The Great Golden Age Of Musicals. And Then For Awhile, I Think They Were Being Advanced In Different Ways. Andrew Lloyd-webber Brought The Rock Beat To Musicals; People Tried Different Things. The Joy Of Musicals Is That There Is No Perfect Recipe; It Is What You Throw Into It.

When Adversity Hits, Go Out And Learn Something.