“Americans like to believe we can overcome all obstacles and always triumph in the end, but that’s not real life and a steady diet of stories like that will give you a pretty unhealthy view of reality.”

I think [Guettel is] probably one of our most special writers now, pushing things in ways that are unique.

[Victoria Clark] is one of those people who has the rarest combination of gifts. I can put her in any classical play tomorrow because she such an extraordinary actress.

What’s great about [Guettel] is his very distinct voice as a composer. And that distinct voice is something worth cherishing and expressing so we just didn’t want to screw that up.

People who don’t know anything tend to make up fake rules, the real rules being considerably more difficult to learn.

I can tell when something’s real, or when something’s put together. I can just feel it.

Solve a real problem and the world is yours.

I was really intrigued by the idea of using live streams of data that’s relevant to real people, and that would allow us to reflect and learn about ourselves.

People do make judgments of trust on appearance – in the real world and online.

It’s just not right that so many things don’t work when they should. I don’t think that will change for a long time.

I want to be a real artist to consumers. I want to be the real thing for them.

I don’t really want to write fiction at all. I don’t see why fiction is necessary when we have real life already confusing enough.