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> [When we wrote 'Avenue Q,' we worked hard to create something that could be funny and satirical but also had some surprise moments of heart, moments when the music itself could become a central player and create something sweet and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/when-we-wrote-avenue-q-we-worked-hard-to-create-something-that-could/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

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## More by Robert Lopez

> [You can never assume that something is going to do well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/you-can-never-assume-that-something-is-going-to-do-well/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [With comedy, the jokes will come out, and people will see them coming. Changes in daily life or current events can change the consciousness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/with-comedy-the-jokes-will-come-out-and-people-will-see-them-coming/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [Every time I see a film or TV show, I think about how that composer made those choices and how that director envisioned music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/every-time-i-see-a-film-or-tv-show-i-think-about-how-that-composer/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [I thought it would be really cool to show the world the inner life of someone like me, who doesn't have a huge personality,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/i-thought-it-would-be-really-cool-to-show-the-world-the-inner-life-of/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [I like to think my sense of humor is sort of smart and dumb at the same time. I like to work on multiple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/i-like-to-think-my-sense-of-humor-is-sort-of-smart-and-dumb-at-the/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [On Broadway, there is no censoring, just self-censorship and doing what makes sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/on-broadway-there-is-no-censoring-just-self-censorship-and-doing-what/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [Whenever Disney asks if you want to do a fairy tale musical, you say yes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/whenever-disney-asks-if-you-want-to-do-a-fairy-tale-musical-you-say/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [I'm not an advocate of true rhymes, I don't think. I think that everyone who writes musical theater needs to know how to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/i-m-not-an-advocate-of-true-rhymes-i-don-t-think-i-think-that/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [I don't think I met an actual Mormon until college, and by that time, I was wary of them. I knew about the church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/i-don-t-think-i-met-an-actual-mormon-until-college-and-by-that-time-i/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [I'm sort of agnostic. I grew up Catholic and switched to Episcopalian in college because I sang in churches to have money to buy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/i-m-sort-of-agnostic-i-grew-up-catholic-and-switched-to-episcopalian/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [I'm not really a 'puppet' person in particular; I think they are very theatrical, and I've found different uses for them in shows, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/i-m-not-really-a-puppet-person-in-particular-i-think-they-are-very/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [I think one of my favorite productions ever was Sondheim's 'Assassins' at the Roundabout in 2004. Beyond brilliant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/i-think-one-of-my-favorite-productions-ever-was-sondheim-s-assassins/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [We love the great Disney songs - they have always inspired us in our work and in our lives! But for 'Let It Go,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/we-love-the-great-disney-songs-they-have-always-inspired-us-in-our/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [People are born with the ability to make judgments. And they can't help but use the information they have to divine something about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/people-are-born-with-the-ability-to-make-judgments-and-they-can-t/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

> [If all you have is satire, your show will close. Even if all you have is comedy, your show will close. The hardest thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lopez/if-all-you-have-is-satire-your-show-will-close-even-if-all-you-have/)

[Robert Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lopez/)

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