Tim Rice

“I just can't wait to be king!”

“A whole new world, a new fantastic point of view.”

“One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster.”

“Another suitcase in another hall.”

“Any dream will do.”

“Don't cry for me, Argentina, the truth is I never left you.”

“Oh what a circus, oh what a show.”

“What's the buzz? Tell me what's a-happening.”

“I'm not a great believer in a set format for a musical. I don't think there's any point in writing to a pattern; it's like painting by numbers.”

“I've never been a big fan of rewriting. I'm a great believer in the first-instinct idea.”

“I don't know how to love him. What to do, how to move him.”

“I knew I was not a classic songwriter. I was not a musician. I was not a performer. I was a lyricist.”

“Close every door to me, hide all the world from me.”

“Can you feel the love tonight?”

“Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase.”

“All my life I've been a follower. I've been a listener. And that's served me well.”

“A song is a short story.”

“I can show you the world: shining, shimmering, splendid.”

“It's the circle of life, and it moves us all.”

“I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine.”