Success Is Always Something That You Have

Family Is Just Accident.... They Don't Mean To Get On Your Nerves. They Don't Even Mean To Be Your Family, They Just Are.

When ''night, Mother' Opened, I Did Not Know How Long It Would Be Before I Would Have Another Show On Broadway.

My View Is That Musicals Are Love Stories With Great Final Scenes. It's Just That Simple. Musicals Are Also Conflicts Between Two Worlds. And By Those Criteria, 'the Color Purple' Is Actually Exactly The Kind Of Story That Makes For A Great Musical. Yes, It's Got Hard Stuff In It, But So Does 'les Miserables' And 'phantom Of The Opera.'

I Grew Up At The Piano, And I Longed To Write Musicals.

Jesus Was A Suicide, If You Ask Me.