You have to do what is real and what is right and what is good and what you believe in. It doesn't mean it's always going to work. It doesn't. But when it does, it is truthful and forever.
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It's still word of mouth that is going to make or break a show, and while critics can't help a show, they can hurt it.
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To call somebody a Jewish composer is obviously redundant.
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If one wants to go on living, one must evolve. Before, when we composed, we would start by a series of music themes. Once created, we would hire writers and lyricists to make up the text and the story line. I was the first to do this backwards with 'Man of La Mancha.'
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To call somebody a Jewish composer is obviously redundant.
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When you think of Mitch Leigh as a businessman, remember he's also a composer. And when you think of Mitch Leigh as a composer, remember he's also a businessman.
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I'll write anything; I don't want to judge its form.
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When I left Yale, I was prepared to write anything.
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New York is really the cheapest ad market. When I go on TV, I'm hitting a country. The market is as big as some countries, you know.