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Stephen Sondheim quotes

American Composer March 22, 1930

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Stephen Sondheim quote: "Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because..."
Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew: integrally, with them. Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim quote: "I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have..."
I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken; the choosing was not. You have to move on. Stephen Sondheim
Music blows lyrics up very quickly, and suddenly they become more than art. They become pompous and they become self-conscious ... I firmly believe that lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where you not only have the music, but you've got costume, story, acting, orchestra. There's a lot to take in. Stephen Sondheim
You're so nice. You're not good, you're not bad, You're just nice. I'm not good, I'm not nice, I'm just right. I'm the witch. You're the world. 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
My mother wanted me off her hands. She was a working woman. She designed clothes, and she was a celebrity collector. It's my mother's ambition to be a celebrity. 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
The movie adaptations of stage musicals that I've seen, without exception, in my opinion don't work. A lot of people would disagree with me. Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim quote: "So many good songs get written fast, because you know exactly..."
So many good songs get written fast, because you know exactly what has to work. Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim quote: "Nice is different than good."
Nice is different than good. Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim quote: "Oscar Hammerstein was a surrogate father during all those many..."
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 people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have them feel something about it than dismiss it. Stephen Sondheim
Bit by bit, putting it together... Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art. Every moment makes a contribution, Every little detail plays a part. Having just the vision's no solution, Everything depends on execution, Putting it together, that's what counts. Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim quote: "When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what..."
When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written. Stephen Sondheim
Musicals are plays, but the last collaborator is your audience, so you've got to wait 'til the last collaborator comes in before you can complete the collaboration. Stephen Sondheim

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