Quotes by Andrew Lloyd Webber

“It doesnt stand up to huge intellectual scrutiny.”

“?Phantom? is one of those musicals that never leaves you high and dry. Once you?re on the roller coaster, you?re on it for good.”

“It will give the production a centre that its never ever had before. Its never had the real thing as it were.”

“The Woman in White,”

“Andrew wants something a bit smaller and quieter, a little more low key.”

“Whistle Down the Wind.”

“ Evita is a stunning, exhilarating theatrical experience, especially if you dont think about it too much.”

“All I Ask of You.”

“It did feel a bit special all along. I think it?s got some of my best melodies in it. It?s the only one of my musicals which never changed from its first preview to its opening night.”

“Love changes everything…”

Sometimes its very difficult to keep momentum when its you that you are following. - Andrew Lloyd Webber

What strikes me is that theres a very fine line between success and failure. Just one ingredient can make the difference.

I wonder what would have happened if automation and computers had existed when Oklahoma! was having its out-of-town try-out, and three days before closing in Boston, when it was still called Away We Go, they added a new song called Oklahoma! I dont think that could happen today. Its almost impossible to change musicals on the go now.

Im going to take the kids away over Christmas but I dont, Ive written 14 musicals now, I dont want to rush into doing something just for the sake of doing it. I want to do it when I find a story.

I mean I dont really think about it. You know, do you know what I often say to myself? I think youre very lucky in life if you know what you want to do.

I loved medieval architecture when I was very small I dont know why.

Music, architecture and pictures have always been my passions, and all that material wealth has meant for me, is being able to have some of the pictures I liked.

The arts are the one thing that appeal right across all forms of politics, race, creed - everything.

I think the things that perhaps sad really is that younger people havent come in and I think it must have been absolutely fantastic to have worked in the 50s when you had all of the great Broadway composers and when West Side Story didnt win the Tony Award.

I dont think I am that materialistic, actually. Obviously at home in the country the art collection is important, but we have one big room in the middle of the house where we do everything - the television, the kitchen, everything.