Stephen Schwartz

Sting is such a hero of mine. I've admired him and his work for so long.

— Stephen Schwartz

When you have choices, you are forced to choose.

— Stephen Schwartz

People like the way dreams have of sticking to the soul.

— Stephen Schwartz

I love movies, but I never expected to be 'in the movies.'

— Stephen Schwartz

Enchanted' was fun because we were making fun of Disney and making fun of ourselves.

— Stephen Schwartz

I write a lot of shows with outcasts in the lead. Think of Elphaba.

— Stephen Schwartz

Every project has challenges, and every project has its rewards.

— Stephen Schwartz

I believe if I refuse to grow old, I can stay young 'til I die.

— Stephen Schwartz

I like works about familiar stories, where one spins the point of view and looks at it from another angle.

— Stephen Schwartz

If you're not right for the role, you won't get it, but you stand a better chance if you show us who…

— Stephen Schwartz

Obviously there is a great deal of heart in the show. You see Ellis Island, you see the Statue of Liberty. But…

— Stephen Schwartz

With Bernstein, because we wound up always working music first, it was where I really feel I learned how to write lyrics…

— Stephen Schwartz

Shows like 'Glee' and 'American Idol' have been a big boost to the whole idea of young people pursuing a singing career…

— Stephen Schwartz

I remember when I was a kid, maybe in junior high, I used to set my alarm clock to the classical station…

— Stephen Schwartz

By the time a show gets on, I've written these songs and heard them over and over and over again.

— Stephen Schwartz

Working' was a piece where there was a multiplicity of contributors, and required some finessing to maintain the overall integrity.

— Stephen Schwartz

When hard times come, the greatest danger does not necessarily lie in the circumstances we face, but rather in the way we…

— Stephen Schwartz

From a philosophical point of view, if I had one song of mine that I would want to live on, it is…

— Stephen Schwartz

I feel strongly that we would all be a lot better off if we were more conscious of how we are treating…

— Stephen Schwartz

You just have to know that some things are going to work and some things aren't, and sometimes that's completely out of…

— Stephen Schwartz

I have children and I have grandchildren and my greatest fear is that the world will be a tough place for them,…

— Stephen Schwartz

While many of my musicals deal with big themes and ideas, I don't intentionally go looking to write shows like that. A…

— Stephen Schwartz

Well, animation is the closest of the film media, or genres if you will, to stage because it's very artificial. Let's face…

— Stephen Schwartz

Live-action movies are all about looking as real as possible, making you believe, 'I really am on Mars,' or, 'I really am…

— Stephen Schwartz

It's always good to be able to use vermin in a song.

— Stephen Schwartz

I was very happy in Hollywood. I was doing extremely well there and things were good.

— Stephen Schwartz

Several of the songs in 'Godspell' are based on Episcopal hymns.

— Stephen Schwartz

Don't wish. Don't Start. Wishing only wounds the heart.

— Stephen Schwartz

I have this slogan: 'in lieu of inspiration, do research.'

— Stephen Schwartz

I'm a big believer in, and creator for myself, of deadlines. Deadlines are your friend.

— Stephen Schwartz

No, you're wrong. I'm a hundred percent callow and deeply shallow.

— Stephen Schwartz

Some things I cannot change, but 'til I try I'll never know.

— Stephen Schwartz

I've failed many, many times. You can't be in this business and not fail. When you fail, you want to learn from…

— Stephen Schwartz

Our newer wonderful writers such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are clearly so well-informed about the history of…

— Stephen Schwartz

The idea of a sequel, I don't think it ever occurs while doing a film. A film proves popular, those are always…

— Stephen Schwartz

I don't go to my own opening nights, at least not on Broadway. But that's not a superstition - it's because I…

— Stephen Schwartz

So many people have told me 'The Prince of Egypt' was their favourite movie as a kid. I'm always surprised. Why? It…

— Stephen Schwartz

I had always been interested in opera, going back to my college days at Carnegie Mellon. In my last year there, I…

— Stephen Schwartz

Theatre is a mass art form and is not meant to be elite, only for people who can afford the price of…

— Stephen Schwartz

I like long-form projects, watching something develop and come together in a team. You become incredibly close with your collaborators.

— Stephen Schwartz