Oscar Hammerstein was a surrogate father. I liked my father a lot, he was a swell fellow, but I didn’t see him… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there's great truth in the songs, and that's what… — Bernadette Peters Copy Share Image
“I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn’t… — Oscar Hammerstein Copy Share Image
When I started working on ideas for 'Colors of the Wind,' I gave a lot of thought to the work of two… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
Asking me what I think of Oscar (Hammerstein) is like asking me what I think of the Yankees, Man o' War and… — Billy Rose Copy Share Image
Oscar Hammerstein was a surrogate father during all those many days, and weeks and months when I didn't see my own father. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I was essentially trained by Oscar Hammerstein to think of songs as one-act plays, to move a song from point A to… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
