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

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" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" He's a very natural chap. The public David Essex is the same as the private one. He's laid-back, charming, funny. There's no side to him. "

" I think Barry Gibb would be a wonderful person to work with. Because he just writes good tunes. "

" When I went to do law, I kind of drifted through that and thought, 'I can pass these exams.' And I didn't - I failed three times, and each time I did worse and failed by a bigger margin. And that taught me so much. "

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

" I like to write in fairly everyday language - I've always tried to write lyrics that, if people would speak the words, it wouldn't sound like a song. "

" I have always been obsessed with America, the geography, the history, and, of course, the music. I've been lucky enough to have travelled through the country a lot, and, in a kind of anorak way, I've noted which states I've visited and which ones I've been to most often and all that sort of detail. "

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

" I would like to write a play. "

" I went to religious schools. I wasn't that enthusiastic, by and large, but it sunk in. "

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

" I hate doing interviews. I get really bored talking about me. "

" I love watching 'Pointless.' "

" I do enjoy Singapore very much. "

" 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. "

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

" I love the history of popular music. I love to know what people are listening to, even if I don't like it. "

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

" It's a cliche, but most people are good at something, and most people are good at what they're enthusiastic about. "

" 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. "

" 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 have radios everywhere around the house, very old battered ones that I've had for years and years. None of them are digital. "

" There was so much on 'Superstar' that we didn't intend. I mean, there were things that we did which were innovative, but some of them were forced on us because we couldn't get anybody to do the show. 'Evita' was much more sophisticated. That doesn't make it better, but it does make it different. We knew what we were doing. "

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

" The biggest lesson I had in my life was failure. "

" I worked in a petrol station on the A1 one summer. I enjoyed it except when I was on latrine duty. "

" 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. "