I'm never so into the three-act movie thing. I know that's the form that people talk about, but it seems to me, in the movie, you just have to keep charging forward. You couldn't start over again like you do… — James Lapine Copy Share Image
Fairy tales, which teach a moral lesson, are about ourselves. Myth deals with forces greater than ourselves. — James Lapine Copy Share Image
I really enjoyed writing the adaptation of 'Into The Woods.' I thought it was wonderful to not be the director, frankly. I really enjoyed… — James Lapine Copy Share Image
I'm a hippie child of the '60s. What drives me crazy about mass media entertainment is that it's so often devoid of any ideas. — James Lapine Copy Share Image
I'm never so into the three-act movie thing. I know that's the form that people talk about, but it seems to me, in the… — James Lapine Copy Share Image
I just don't really think of career. I've never been driven by career. — James Lapine Copy Share Image
Good musicals, a strange world, seem so easy. People say, 'Ohhh, it's magic.' Nothing's magic. A thing doesn't jell. Adapt. Change the rhythm. Shorten… — James Lapine Copy Share Image
I did 'Impromptu,' which was a thrill and a horror all at once - my first movie and having to do it in Paris,… — James Lapine Copy Share Image
I designed a theater magazine that was full of plays and essays about the theater, and then I worked at a theater school. By… — James Lapine Copy Share Image
I love the visual aspect of the theater. But I like what people have to say, too. — James Lapine Copy Share Image
