Sheldon Harnick Quotes & Sayings

“I feel in my own life I've made many mistakes. I've failed in many directions.”

“When you collaborate, you have to be willing to scrap a lot.”

“I started writing lyrics out of desperation. I was broke and wondering where my next job, my next meal was coming from, although I had had several successful revue songs on Broadway.”

“I have a lot of unknown songs.”

“Where you learn things, really, is watching it in front of an audience.”

“I like editing. Generally, you work under the assumption that everything can be shorter. I like to see if I can reconstruct a sentence. I find that enjoyable work.”