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" And all the good you've done will soon be swept away, You've begun to matter more than the things you say. "

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" There is already huge public interest in stage musicals. "

" I love trains. I don't even mind First Great Western, which is a stupid name because it implies every carriage is first class, but they're not. "

" I always think 'Pity the Child' is a goodie. And I've always liked a song called 'Heaven Help My Heart,' which is quite a corny number. "

" I love watching 'Pointless.' "

" Most of my friends tend to be people who I've known since I was at school. "

" I am sure if you went back to the days of 'My Fair Lady,' they would have had one public dress rehearsal, and that is it. And in a way, I would like to go back to that. "

" I would love to write a song with the Everly brothers. But it's probably best not to work with someone you admire: they'll just show up your inadequacies. "

" Although I've got lots of pals in showbiz, I haven't got that many close friends. "

" I always wanted to swim the Channel, which is insane. "

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" One of the problems with musicals and opera is you can't ever hear all the words. "

" I do enjoy Singapore very much. "

" Two songs I like are 'High Flying Adored' and 'Another Suitcase Another Hall,' both from 'Evita.' "

" I hope 'Chess' will hit the big screen. It seems a natural to me. Good venues, tunes, and politics. "

" Very few artistic partnerships last more than 10 years, and if they do they tend to go down the tubes. "

" I must have written 15 lyrics for 'The Lion King,' and only five or six were used. Some were scenes that disappeared, some were earlier versions of songs that didn't work, or else the characters changed. "

" I would like to write a play. "

" Digital is a disaster. No digital radio has the correct time and they don't even agree with each other. "

" Maintaining our standard; that's our challenge day-in and day-out. "

" I have a fear of doing stuff that's not very good and being remembered for that. "

" To find a new British composer who is really good is rare. "

" In the Bible, there is absolutely no motivation for Judas, other than that he is sort of a 100 percent figure of evil. And it seemed to me that that was probably not the case. "

" If you now have 20 previews, you will regard 19 of them as super-rehearsals, which is fine, except you are being watched by thousands. I remember suggesting on more than one show over the years, 'Let's not have any previews.' But no one agreed with me. If you could do that, however, it would be a great gimmick - no previews, just opening night. "

" September is my favourite month, particularly in Cornwall. I felt, even as a child, that if you get a wonderful day in September, you think: 'This could be one of the last, the summer is nearly over.' If you get a wonderful day in May, you think: 'So what, there's more coming.' "

" I think failure is the best thing for some people. It tells you whether you're in the right job or the wrong one. "

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" We all dream a lot - some are lucky, some are not. But if you think it, want it, dream it, then it's real. You are what you feel. "

" You've got to have a young element in a show. Any project needs youth and dynamism as well old codgerdom and experience. "