Stephen Sondheim

I was raised to be charming, not sincere.

One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on the music in such a way that you're not aware there was a writer there.

I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken; the choosing was not. You have to move on.

I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.

The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention.

The judge decided in this case that both the state and the defense would have the opportunity to respond to certain kinds of press. This is one such instance.