Every writer I've ever spoken to feels fraudulent in some way or other. Stephen Sondheim feltfraudulenthave Change image and share on social
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. Stephen Sondheim awarehardlyric Change image and share on social
I was raised to be charming, not sincere. Stephen Sondheim charmraisesincere Change image and share on social
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 choicechoosemistake 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
My personal life and my artistic life do not interfere with each other. Stephen Sondheim artisticinterferelife Change image and share on social
Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning having to move the audience's imagination and create a suspension of disbelief, by which I mean there's no fourth wall. Stephen Sondheim audiencecreatedisbelief Change image and share on social
On stage, generally speaking, the story is stopped or held back by songs, because that's the convention. Audiences enjoy the song and the singer, that's the point. Stephen Sondheim audiencebackconvention Change image and share on social
