A songwriter should have friends who are similarly interested; should move about in the milieu of work he has chosen for himself. Dorothy Fields choosefriendinterest Change image and share on social
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 artfieldgreat Change image and share on social
If you don't have a story that will hold the audience, you won't have a successful show. Dorothy Fields audienceholdshow Change image and share on social
The man in our society is the breadwinner; the woman has enough to do as the homemaker, wife and mother. Dorothy Fields breadwinnerhomemakerman Change image and share on social
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 accumulatecrygrandmother Change image and share on social
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 belongfallfit Change image and share on social
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 beginbookdevelop Change image and share on social
Write what you feel. Write because of that need for expression. Dorothy Fields expressionfeelwrite Change image and share on social
Elizabeth Barrett Browning could write a poem two pages long. Could she have brought it to a music publisher? Dorothy Fields barrettbringbrown Change image and share on social
