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Stephen Sondheim
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: March 22
Author
Composer
Dramaturge
Librettist
Lyricist
Musician
Poet
Screenwriter
Songwriter
New York City
New York
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
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Into the woods you go again You have to every now and then Into the woods, no telling when Be ready for the journey Into the woods, each time you go There's more to learn of what you know.
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After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes.
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Everyone tells tiny lies, what's important really is the size.
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I do not hope for what I cannot have! I do not cling to things I cannot keep!
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Every writer I've ever spoken to feels fraudulent in some way or other.
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Gotta watch out for directors.
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By the time I get through writing a score, I know the book better than the book writer does, because I've examined every word, and questioned the book writer on every word.
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The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution.
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It should be interesting to see two entirely different ways to treat a story, geared for two entirely different kinds of audience.
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I didn't really want to write just lyrics, but I wanted to meet Leonard Bernstein. Music was always the first reason I was writing songs.
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You may know what you need, but to get what you want, better see that you keep what you have.
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I'm interested in the theater because I'm interested in communication with audiences. Otherwise I would be in concert music.
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Slotted spoons don't hold much soup.
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If I got involved with the chat rooms and Facebook and everything - I would probably never leave. That's why I don't do it. I literally don't do it. At all.
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When you trance out properly, when you're completely in that world, there is no other world, so there's no conflict.
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I was raised to be charming, not sincere.
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Art is craft, not inspiration.
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My main goal is to tell a story.
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Bit by bit, putting it together... Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art. Every moment makes a contribution, Every little detail plays a part. Having just the vision's no solution, Everything depends on execution, Putting it together, that's what counts.
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