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> [Let's say music is needed for only 43 seconds of film. You have to score it so it is an entity, so it won't bother anyone when it ends so quickly. Or if a song runs 2 minutes and 45…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/let-s-say-music-is-needed-for-only-43-seconds-of-film-you-have-to/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

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## More by Marvin Hamlisch

> [I think that when NASA works on a moon shot, they know too well that all of the people working on it must do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/i-think-that-when-nasa-works-on-a-moon-shot-they-know-too-well-that/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [If I'm within reach and can be helpful, I have a tendency to say 'Yes.' It's hard to say 'No.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/if-i-m-within-reach-and-can-be-helpful-i-have-a-tendency-to-say-yes/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [Music can make a difference. There is a global nature to music, which has the potential to bring all people together. Music is truly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/music-can-make-a-difference-there-is-a-global-nature-to-music-which/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [From the time I could play the piano, I remember trying to write tunes. They were in my head, and I would just sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/from-the-time-i-could-play-the-piano-i-remember-trying-to-write-tunes/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [I still have great faith in what is good and right in all of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/i-still-have-great-faith-in-what-is-good-and-right-in-all-of-us/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/as-i-get-older-i-m-slowing-down-and-yes-calming-down-in-my-desire-to/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [You mustn't underestimate an audience's intelligence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/you-mustn-t-underestimate-an-audience-s-intelligence/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [I started studying music at the age of five and a half. My older sister was taking piano lessons. When her teacher left our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/i-started-studying-music-at-the-age-of-five-and-a-half-my-older/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [I can make a song up about anything: garbage, the weather, things in the news,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/i-can-make-a-song-up-about-anything-garbage-the-weather-things-in-the/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [Let's say music is needed for only 43 seconds of film. You have to score it so it is an entity, so it won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/let-s-say-music-is-needed-for-only-43-seconds-of-film-you-have-to/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact do markedly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/there-have-been-studies-that-clearly-state-that-children-who-are/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [You know, anyone who invites me to do something makes me feel special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/you-know-anyone-who-invites-me-to-do-something-makes-me-feel-special/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [I have always thought of music as a highway with many lanes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/i-have-always-thought-of-music-as-a-highway-with-many-lanes/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [I don't think they understand it's as important as math and science. It rounds you out as a person. I think it gives you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/i-don-t-think-they-understand-it-s-as-important-as-math-and-science/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

> [My show business career doesn't mean I can't write a symphony. It just means I was never asked to write one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-hamlisch/my-show-business-career-doesn-t-mean-i-can-t-write-a-symphony-it-just/)

[Marvin Hamlisch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-hamlisch/)

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