If all you have is satire, your show will close. Even if all you have is comedy, your show will close. The hardest thing is not making people laugh: the hardest thing is building an emotional story. Any child can… — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
With comedy, the jokes will come out, and people will see them coming. Changes in daily life or current events can change the consciousness… — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
Every time I see a film or TV show, I think about how that composer made those choices and how that director envisioned music… — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
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,… — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
I like to think my sense of humor is sort of smart and dumb at the same time. I like to work on multiple… — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
On Broadway, there is no censoring, just self-censorship and doing what makes sense. — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
Whenever Disney asks if you want to do a fairy tale musical, you say yes. — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
I think one of my favorite productions ever was Sondheim's 'Assassins' at the Roundabout in 2004. Beyond brilliant. — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
