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> [One of the nice things about live theater is if you do something and it doesn't work, it doesn't mean that there's not going to be another opportunity down the line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/one-of-the-nice-things-about-live-theater-is-if-you-do-something-and/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

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## More by Stephen Schwartz

> [Bringing your show to Broadway is an economic decision on the part of producers and investors that may or may not happen, but sharing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/bringing-your-show-to-broadway-is-an-economic-decision-on-the-part-of/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [You wouldn't walk into a music store and walk out with a piece of music under your arm. So why would it be acceptable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/you-wouldn-t-walk-into-a-music-store-and-walk-out-with-a-piece-of/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [There have always been discussions about a 'Pippin' movie. I think it would lend itself very well to film if one could solve how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/there-have-always-been-discussions-about-a-pippin-movie-i-think-it/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [When I was in high school, I worked at a theatre on Long Island, where I grew up, in the box office and parking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/when-i-was-in-high-school-i-worked-at-a-theatre-on-long-island-where/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [When I perform I try and focus on the lyrics and my interpretation of the lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/when-i-perform-i-try-and-focus-on-the-lyrics-and-my-interpretation-of/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [I think it would be really cool to see 'Enchanted' on Broadway - there's been discussion of it from time to time. You'd have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/i-think-it-would-be-really-cool-to-see-enchanted-on-broadway-there-s/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [I was very happy in Hollywood. I was doing extremely well there and things were good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/i-was-very-happy-in-hollywood-i-was-doing-extremely-well-there-and/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [That was what I always wanted to do for my whole life, to write music in the service of telling stories and communicating ideas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/that-was-what-i-always-wanted-to-do-for-my-whole-life-to-write-music/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [I had always been interested in opera, going back to my college days at Carnegie Mellon. In my last year there, I even wrote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/i-had-always-been-interested-in-opera-going-back-to-my-college-days/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [With Bernstein, because we wound up always working music first, it was where I really feel I learned how to write lyrics as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/with-bernstein-because-we-wound-up-always-working-music-first-it-was/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [In 'Wicked,' we developed the concept that Glinda has a public persona who sings in soprano and a private persona who is, you know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/in-wicked-we-developed-the-concept-that-glinda-has-a-public-persona/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [Alan Menken is so gifted in terms of coming up with these great melodies. What I learned from working with him was how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/alan-menken-is-so-gifted-in-terms-of-coming-up-with-these-great/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [I like works about familiar stories, where one spins the point of view and looks at it from another angle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/i-like-works-about-familiar-stories-where-one-spins-the-point-of-view/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [Excuse me, there's no pretense here. I happen to be genuinely self-absorbed and deeply shallow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/excuse-me-there-s-no-pretense-here-i-happen-to-be-genuinely-self/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [Dancers are the unsung heroes Broadway musicals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/dancers-are-the-unsung-heroes-broadway-musicals/)

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