he came in my room and said i'm sick of hearing of the jellicle cats. >> you know what jellicle cats>> i don't. >> they're a corruption of what the english posh say. little cats. those dear little cats become jellicle cats. >> dear abbey would say, dear little cats. >> are you a cat person? >> absolutely. >> how many do you have? >> at the moment, i have four. all turkish cats. they're swimming cats. >> are they friendly? >> friendly, but extremely strong willed. >> with cats, ask then phantom of the opera, lloyd webber became famous beyond musical theater. >> in the movie with the name -- >> you have -- >> and i turned it down. it was one of those things. the more i said no, the more they thought it was a great idea. i said i'm flattered, but if i play the role, it has to be my music. >> good idea? >> no, no. >> lloyd webber seems keenly aware of his own limits. he writes the music, but not the words. >> why don't you write the lyrics? >> i can't. >> i tried. writing lyrics is something very specific. they have a certain place in the way i writing them. x÷xxxxxxx÷x÷x@xx