Any musical form that has been around long enough to have cultural resonance beyond just being a cutting edge kind of communication - but, especially, when it begins to reflect on a time and reflect on a culture - is effective in a musical.

I think the thing that strikes you when you come back to 'The Little Mermaid' after all of these years is the simplicity and innocence. That's in the look of it, and that's in the sound of it.

A lot of what I've done has a rock edge, even going back to 'Little Shop of Horrors.'

As a kid, I loved classical music. Composers like Beethoven were like rock stars to me. Then there were the real rock stars: The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan.

My film directorial career has been nothing but repetition of one failure after another!

Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.

I've arrived at the place if I'm not taking a career risk, I'm not happy. If I'm scared, then I know I'm being challenged.

It wasn't until we got our first office in Palo Alto where things became more like a company. We never went into this wanting to build a company.