I have found my heaven in musicals. When I watch a musical, it makes me believe life is still beautiful.

I used to watch a lot of musicals as a kid. Musical movies, not so much musical theater.

I like doves. They look so beautiful, like a woman. For me they represent peace and love and purity. And sometimes they're seen as the messengers of God, so they're important to me because I'm a Christian.

[ELIZA]
You and your words flooded my senses, your sentences left me defenseless. You built me palaces out of paragraphs, you built cathedrals.

Do I want to write a musical? No. I like to do musicals.

I grew up with those MGM musicals, so I have an idea what I like from a musical. It helped to read a book about making musicals, however.