The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution.

The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper. You must not edit until you get it all on paper. If you can put everything down, stream-of-consciousness, you'll do yourself a service.

On the whole, I think it's a great puzzle. I think it's basically like a crossword puzzle with numbers. I think that's the best way to describe it. It really works out the mind and it's a fun game to play.

So many good songs get written fast, because you know exactly what has to work.

There's something inimical about the camera and song.

I'm very opinionated about movie musicals when they're adapted from live shows. You'll sit still for a three-minute song in a theater. But in movies, a glance from someone's eyes will tell you the whole story in a few seconds.