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Dorothy Fields quotes

American Musician July 15, 1905 – March 28, 1974

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The songwriter mustn't fall in love with his own song. If it doesn't belong, he can't push it into a show. Let him save it; maybe it'll fit in another show. Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Fields quote: "Love is the reason you were born."
Love is the reason you were born. Dorothy Fields
A songwriter should have friends who are similarly interested; should move about in the milieu of work he has chosen for himself. Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Fields quote: "In a show or a movie, one must work with many people. Many..."
In a show or a movie, one must work with many people. Many women just don't have the time for it. Dorothy Fields
I do not think men have more talent. There are a great many women in the arts; novelists, painters, sculptors, poets-but the proportion is far lower in the field of song writing. Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Fields quote: "If you don't have a story that will hold the audience, you..."
If you don't have a story that will hold the audience, you won't have a successful show. Dorothy Fields
My father assigned me to keep his scrapbooks. At first I was interested in reading only his rave notices, but I got interested in reading what the critics were saying about whether the play was good or not. Dorothy Fields
There aren't more lady songwriters for the same reason that there aren't more lady doctors or lady accountants or lady lawyers; not enough women have the time for careers. Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Fields quote: "I don't care how good a song is - if it holds back the..."
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
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
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
Dorothy Fields quote: "The man in our society is the breadwinner; the woman has..."
The man in our society is the breadwinner; the woman has enough to do as the homemaker, wife and mother. Dorothy Fields
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
Dorothy Fields quote: "Elizabeth Barrett Browning could write a poem two pages long...."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning could write a poem two pages long. Could she have brought it to a music publisher? Dorothy Fields
We've accumulated a lot of things over the years and many things from our grandmother. Hopefully it'll be all right. I really don't want to cry, but I can't help it. Dorothy Fields

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