I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface. — 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… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I happen to like movies and plays about dislikeable people as long as I get to know why they are what they… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
The movie adaptations of stage musicals that I've seen, without exception, in my opinion don't work. A lot of people would disagree… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
It's age. It's a diminution of energy and the worry that there are no new ideas. It's an increasing lack of confidence.… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Sometimes people leave you halfway through the wood. Others may decieve you - you decide what's good. You decide alone, but no… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Sometimes people leave you Halfway through the wood Others may decieve you You decide what's good You decide alone But no one… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have them feel something about it than dismiss… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
You can't have personal investors anymore because it's too expensive, so you have to have corporate investment or a lot of rich… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I like neurotic people. I like troubled people. Not that I don't like squared-away people, but I prefer neurotic people. I like… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
The fact is popular art dates. It grows quaint. How many people feel strongly about Gilbert and Sullivan today compared to those… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
My parents weren't around much, but I assumed everybody's family was the same. I didn't know people had mummies and daddies who… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
When I listen to my work, I think, what's so inflammatory about it? It's not really that dissonant. A lot of people… — 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
