I did ‘Impromptu,’ which was a thrill and a horror all at once – my first movie and having to do it in Paris, and my wife wrote it, and I had some difficulties on the set, blah, blah, blah. James Lapine Read Quote
I really enjoyed writing the adaptation of ‘Into The Woods.’ I thought it was wonderful to not be the director, frankly. I really enjoyed that aspect of it. James Lapine Read Quote
When you’re trying out on Broadway, it’s very hectic, and you’re making changes night after night. There’s a lot of pressures from producers to make some changes, and you’re writing for actors who are in it – and sometimes the limitations of actors who are in it. James Lapine Read Quote
When you grow up, you don’t realize that your parents are any different than anybody else’s. And their behavior – you have nothing to compare it to. So that is what normal is, even if it’s abnormal. James Lapine Read Quote
I’m a hippie child of the ’60s. What drives me crazy about mass media entertainment is that it’s so often devoid of any ideas. James Lapine Read Quote
It so fascinates me how we always laugh when somebody falls on a banana peel, how comedy and injury are often so interwoven. I’ve always been a sucker for that. James Lapine Read Quote
If you’re like me and nosy, you’re always eavesdropping on other people’s conversations. James Lapine Read Quote
The one thing you don’t want to do is go off and keep rewriting. If something’s not quite right, it’s often about modulating what’s already there. James Lapine Read Quote
