Pointillism takes emotional images, character, etc., and makes them all come together and make a whole that tells a story. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
The Tonys ignored West Side Story. The Tonys ignored Gypsy. It's a kind of public humiliation. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
It should be interesting to see two entirely different ways to treat a story, geared for two entirely different kinds of audience. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
On stage, generally speaking, the story is stopped or held back by songs, because that's the convention. Audiences enjoy the song and… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I was watching him crawl, Back over the wall-! Then bang! Crash! And the lightning flash! And- well, that's another story, Never… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I get some flak for and some resistance from colleagues for because I'm interested in storytelling. I mean what I like about… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Take a play that you like but you think is flawed, and see if you can improve it and turn it into… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
What justifies a character singing one idea for 3 minutes on the screen? I get impatient and want the story to carry… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Puzzles are like songs - A good puzzle can give you all the pleasure of being duped that a mystery story can.… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I like songs that are part of a dramatic texture, and therefore I like the scenes to be active. I wanna follow… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
The last collaborator is your audience ... when the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written. Things that… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Johnny Depp's performance is quite remarkable. Sweeney's desire for revenge and the simmering anger and hurt that he feels carry the story… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“They all deserve to die. Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett, tell you why. Because in all of the whole human race Mrs Lovett, there… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share
“Careful the things you say, Children will listen. Careful the things you do, Children will see. And learn. Children may not obey But children… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share
“Because in all of the whole human race Mrs. Lovett, there are two kinds of men and only two There's the one staying put… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share
I love computers. I love writing on them. I love gadgetry. The thing is: I am a slow reader. So, if I am going… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share
I have inherited my father's sense of humour about myself. It's a lot more pleasant to make fun of yourself than when someone else… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share
I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share
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… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share
Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it takes that much money to put a show on. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share
Perpetual anticipation is good for the soul but it's bad for the heart. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share
I was watching him crawl, Back over the wall-! Then bang! Crash! And the lightning flash! And- well, that's another story, Never mind- Anyway... — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share
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… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share
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