A song just doesn’t come on. I’ve always had to tease it out, squeeze it out. Dorothy Fields Read Quote
A song must move the story ahead. A song must take the place of dialogue. If a song halts the show, pushes it back, stalls it, the audience won’t buy it; they’ll be unhappy. Dorothy Fields Read Quote
Elizabeth Barrett Browning could write a poem two pages long. Could she have brought it to a music publisher? Dorothy Fields Read Quote
I began to be impressed by what made a good book-how you needed to have a sensible story, a plot that developed, with a beginning, a middle, and an end that would tie everything together. Dorothy Fields Read Quote
I don’t care how good a song is – if it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will reject it. Dorothy Fields Read Quote
Keep it in tune with the times, but don’t write with the specific purpose of trying to create a hit. If you’re doing it strictly to make money, you’re crazy. There are easier ways to make money. Dorothy Fields Read Quote
If you don’t have a story that will hold the audience, you won’t have a successful show. Dorothy Fields Read Quote
In a show or a movie, one must work with many people. Many women just don’t have the time for it. Dorothy Fields Read Quote
