I’ve ended up working with Disney a lot, which is kind of peculiar. In theater, I’ve done a couple of projects with them and written a couple movies and whatnot. James Lapine Read Quote
I’m never so into the three-act movie thing. I know that’s the form that people talk about, but it seems to me, in the movie, you just have to keep charging forward. You couldn’t start over again like you do after an intermission. You just had to keep the plot moving forward. James Lapine Read Quote
I’ve grown more and more appreciative of good writing, and I now really hope I can become a better and better writer. James Lapine Read Quote
I love the visual aspect of the theater. But I like what people have to say, too. James Lapine Read Quote
I need an audience to look at what I’ve done so I can understand it, so I can step back and watch them respond and figure out what they’re understanding about what I’m trying to do and what they’re confused about. James Lapine Read Quote
I was a youngish man entering fatherhood when we wrote ‘Woods,’ a patchwork of classic fairy tales with an original tale sewn in. I had dedicated my libretto to my baby daughter. James Lapine Read Quote