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

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

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

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.

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. Now you have people tweeting and blogging immediately, so you may as well regard your first preview as your opening night because you are going to get reviews.