Stephen Sondheim Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)
Stephen Sondheim quotes and sayings page 4 (94 year old composer). Here's quote # 31 through 40 out of the 69 we have for him.
“If you're dealing with a musical in which you're trying to tell a story, it's got to sound like speech. At the same time it's got to be a song.”
“Every writer I've ever spoken to feels fraudulent in some way or other.”
“Math and music are intimately related. Not necessarily on a conscious level, but sure.”
“When I'm writing a song, I try to be the character.”
“I certainly wanted my name in lights. I wanted my name on a marquee. I wanted recognition on Broadway.”
“I was a mathematician by nature, and still am - I just knew I didn't want to be a mathematician. So I decided not to take any mathematics courses.”
“I was essentially trained by Oscar Hammerstein to think of songs as one-act plays, to move a song from point A to point B dramatically.”
“You can't have personal investors anymore because it's too expensive, so you have to have corporate investment or a lot of rich people.”
“Gotta watch out for directors.”
“I'm a great audience. I cry very easily. I suspend disbelief in two seconds.”
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