Everybody faces a blank piece of paper, no matter what they’ve written or painted or composed before. I can’t imagine approaching every single new project with-without doubt. Stephen Sondheim Read Quote
I’m interested in the theater because I’m interested in communication with audiences. Otherwise I would be in concert music. Stephen Sondheim Read Quote
I’m always conscious of what I’m writing, conscious of what the actor may ask me. I have a defense for nearly every line in the song. Stephen Sondheim Read Quote
Every time one can write a self-deluded song, you are way ahead of the game, way ahead. Self-delusion is the basis of nearly all the great scenes in all the great plays, from ‘Oedipus’ to ‘Hamlet.’ Stephen Sondheim Read Quote
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. Stephen Sondheim Read Quote
Two of the hardest words in the language to rhyme are life and love. Of all words! Stephen Sondheim Read Quote
I happen to like movies and plays about dislikeable people as long as I get to know why they are what they are. Stephen Sondheim Read Quote
I have inherited my father’s sense of humour about myself. It’s a lot more pleasant to make fun of yourself than when someone else does. Stephen Sondheim Read Quote
I’m very opinionated about movie musicals when they’re adapted from live shows. You’ll sit still for a three-minute song in a theater. But in movies, a glance from someone’s eyes will tell you the whole story in a few seconds. Stephen Sondheim Read Quote
