I Liked My Father A Lot, But

If You're Dealing With A Musical In Which You're Trying To Tell A Story, It's Got To Sound Like Speech. At The Same Time It's Got To Be A Song.

My Mother Wanted Me Off Her Hands. She Was A Working Woman. She Designed Clothes, And She Was A Celebrity Collector. It's My Mother's Ambition To Be A Celebrity.

By The Time I Get Through Writing A Score, I Know The Book Better Than The Book Writer Does, Because I've Examined Every Word, And Questioned The Book Writer On Every Word.

Tonight, Tonight, Won't Be Just Any Night. Tonight There Will Be No Morning Star.

One Of The Hardest Things About Writing Lyrics Is To Make The Lyrics Sit On The Music In Such A Way That You're Not Aware There Was A Writer There.