By the time I get through writing a score, I know the book better than the book writer does, because I've examined… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
You have to be submitted for the Pulitzer, and unbeknownst to us, a choral director whom I know had submitted us. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“Automobile in America, Chromium steel in America, Wire-spoke wheel in America, Very big deal in America! Immigrant goes to America, Many hellos… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Into the woods you go again You have to every now and then Into the woods, no telling when Be ready for… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I like murder mysteries, the Agatha Christie kinds of things where you know that it's all going to be neatly wound up… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
You may know what you need, but to get what you want, better see that you keep what you have. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
So here's to the girls on the go- Everybody tries Look into their eyes and you'll see what they know: Everybody dies.… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
My parents got divorced and military school gave me a structure. A lot of kids my age were children of divorced parents.… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I do not dwell on dreams I know how soon a dream becomes an expectation How can I have expectations? Look at… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“They all deserve to die. Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett, tell you why. Because in all of the whole human race Mrs Lovett, there… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
It's not so hard to be married, I've done it three or four times. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I don't find my life that interesting. The shows, maybe. But not me. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“Careful the things you say, Children will listen. Careful the things you do, Children will see. And learn. Children may not obey But children… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“Because in all of the whole human race Mrs. Lovett, there are two kinds of men and only two There's the one staying put… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I love computers. I love writing on them. I love gadgetry. The thing is: I am a slow reader. So, if I am going… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I have inherited my father's sense of humour about myself. It's a lot more pleasant to make fun of yourself than when someone else… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning having to move the audience's imagination and create a suspension of disbelief, by which I mean… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it takes that much money to put a show on. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
