Quotes of Stephen Sondheim - somelinesforyou

“ If I cannot fly, let me sing. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't need music; lyrics do. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper. You must not edit until you get it all on paper. If you can put everything down, streamofconsciousness, you'll do yourself a service. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ There's something inimical about the camera and song. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ By the time I was 22, I was a professional. A young and flawed professional, but not an amateur. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ The concerts you enjoy together neighbors you annoy together children you destroy together that make marriage a joy. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ I fell into lyric writing because of music. I backed into it. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ If I cannot fly,Let me sing. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ 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. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ The concerts you enjoy together neighbors you annoy together children you destroy together that make marriage a joy. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ Art... is an attempt to bring order out of chaos. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ I chose and my word was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken the choosing was not. Just keep moving on… ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ A close-up on screen can say all a song can. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ Perpetual anticipation is good for the soul but it's bad for the heart. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ I chose and my word was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken the choosing was not. Just keep moving on… ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ The more restrictions you have, the easier anything is to write. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ Art... is an attempt to bring order out of chaos. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ The more restrictions you have, the easier anything is to write. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ The fact is popular art dates. It grows quaint. How many people feel strongly about Gilbert and Sullivan today compared to those who felt strongly in 1890? ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ I chose and my word was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken the choosing was not. Just keep moving on… ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ Math and music are intimately related. Not necessarily on a conscious level, but sure. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ Over a period of time it's been driven home to me that I'm not going to be the most popular writer in the world, so I'm always happy when anything in any way is accepted. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ Oscar Hammerstein was a surrogate father during all those many days, and weeks and months when I didn't see my own father. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ If I cannot fly,Let me sing. ”

- Stephen Sondheim

“ The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution. ”

- Stephen Sondheim
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