Every writer I've ever spoken to feels fraudulent in some way or other. Stephen Sondheim feltfraudulenthave 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
I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where you have costume, story, acting, orchestra. Stephen Sondheim actaudiencebreathe Change image and share on social
A close-up on screen can say all a song can. Stephen Sondheim closescreensong Change image and share on social
After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes. Stephen Sondheim comedyentertainmenthammerstein Change image and share on social
Every single song I've ever written is sung by a character created by somebody else. Some might have a jaundiced view of love, some don't. But none of these songs is me singing - not a single one. Stephen Sondheim charactercreatehave Change image and share on social
My personal life and my artistic life do not interfere with each other. Stephen Sondheim artisticinterferelife Change image and share on social