Movies, there are moments when you're writing a song or demoing, a moment in the recording studio. Musicals much more just eat up your life for a certain period of time. — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
Movies, you can insulate yourself more from audience, to a degree, and just look at box office. In theater, the audience is a very dynamic part of your process, and you feel much more exposed. — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
Every time I play 'Part of Your World,' a whole part of my life comes back to me. It's just inescapable - it was… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
My first success was 'Little Shop of Horrors,' and I had been working for years on jingles. — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
Part of the job is knowing how to use this medium in the most effective way for the story you're telling, so for me, to pick a genre I want to do is a little harder. I would say it's more about thinking, 'What genre will work for what kind of story?' And then, when all of that comes, I… — Alan Menken Copy Share
I'll always work with my collaborator in the room so I have a reaction on a note-by-note basis. I know in my gut when… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I think the thing that strikes you when you come back to 'The Little Mermaid' after all of these years is the simplicity and… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
Music is a gestalt. Songs are a life force and they have specific vocabulary to them. You hear a few notes, and they take… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I see my songs and shows almost like a mosaic - part of a bigger picture. — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I have an awards cabinet in my studio where I keep my eight Oscars, my 11 Grammys, my seven Golden Globes, and my Tony Award. — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
My favorite thing is a brand-new project from scratch because you really never know how they're going to come to life. Going back for… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
Truth be told, of course, what I enjoy most is reinventing myself and doing new projects where I work in new genres, or I… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I love 'The Gospel Truth,' the song that opened up 'Hercules.' I thought that song was a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
