Marvin Hamlisch

"Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows."

"There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact do markedly better in their SAT tests."

"I still have great faith in what is good and right in all of us."

"You mustn't underestimate an audience's intelligence."

"I started studying music at the age of five and a half. My older sister was taking piano lessons. When her teacher left our apartment, I would get up on the piano bench and start picking out the notes that were part of my sister's lessons."