“In terms of my religious preference, if a year goes by and I don't hav...” — Jason Robert Brown Quote

“In terms of my religious preference, if a year goes by and I don't have a Seder or I don't light the menorah, I feel a loss.”

“You have to understand the medium you're writing for. People jump into writing musicals without realizing how complicated they are. Knowing one form doesn't necessarily mean you know the other. You have to be comfortable with it.”

“Leonard Bernstein was probably the most significant formative influence on me - he was such an encompassing musician. I spent my teenage years absorbing him, and my other interests stemmed off of that. Bernstein led me to Sondheim and to Gershwin, and Sondheim led me to listening to Joni Mitchell.”

“The loss of a child is my greatest nightmare.”

“I'm prouder of my weight loss than my Oscar!”

“What I learned from that loss, and also another loss that I'm going to talk about later, was that when you're there, it's not good enough to be there, when you're there, you better walk away with that ring.”