You can't have personal investors anymore because it's too expensive, so you have to have corporate investment or a lot of rich people. Stephen Sondheim anymorecorporateexpensive Change image and share on social
My parents weren't around much, but I assumed everybody's family was the same. I didn't know people had mummies and daddies who would give them milk and cookies after school. I just thought everybody lived on Central Park West and they had a nanny to take care of them. Stephen Sondheim assumecarecentral share on social
I'm always conscious of what I'm writing, conscious of what the actor may ask me. I have a defense for nearly every line in the song. Stephen Sondheim actorconsciousdefense Change image and share on social
I happen to like movies and plays about dislikeable people as long as I get to know why they are what they are. Stephen Sondheim dislikeablehappenlong Change image and share on social
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 dismissfeelflatter Change image and share on social
The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them. Stephen Sondheim broadwaycountrydumb Change image and share on social
Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos. Stephen Sondheim artattemptbring Change image and share on social
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 ambitioncelebrityclothe Change image and share on social
The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution. Stephen Sondheim crosswordnicepuzzle Change image and share on social
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 dayfatherhammerstein Change image and share on social
