145 Quotes by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Disgracefully, the arts have too often borne the brunt of short-sighted cuts to educational budgets.

Musicals are very collaborative. Unless you find somebody who wants to do something with you and has equal commitment, it's not going to work.

The plot of my 'Phantom' is pretty much mine. It's based on the Gaston Leroux book - I've taken a lot of liberties with it.

What I can't tell is, I don't know if there's a subliminal resistance to the idea of a sequel to 'The Phantom of the Opera' anyway.

I do want to write again. I hope to. But it's also important for me to realize, as I get older, that I don't have to be doing everything all at once.

We try to get the best performance out of the artists. There is no point in saying to them, 'You're useless.'

Since 'School of Rock' opened, for the first time in my career, ever, really, I've had a lot of projects offered to me. It's extraordinary. Normally, I've initiated them all myself.

If you look at my career... I couldn't possibly have chosen those subjects if I was thinking, 'That's a great commercial idea.' I'm not aware of a great musical where someone has done that.

Nothing will ever be as big as 'The Phantom of the Opera' for me.