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title: "3 Sit Quotes By Stephen Sondheim"
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> [I'm very opinionated about movie musicals when they're adapted from live shows. You'll sit still for a three-minute song in a theater.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/i-m-very-opinionated-about-movie-musicals-when-they-re-adapted-from/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87f/stephen-sondheim-1556_about_i-m-very-opinionated-about-movie-musical_1104858.jpg)

> [Making lyrics feel natural, sit on music in such a way that you don't feel the effort of the author, so that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/making-lyrics-feel-natural-sit-on-music-in-such-a-way-that-you-don-t/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

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> [One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on the music in such a way that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/one-of-the-hardest-things-about-writing-lyrics-is-to-make-the-lyrics/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

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## Other authors on Sit

## More by Stephen Sondheim

> [I have, by nature, an analytical mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/i-have-by-nature-an-analytical-mind/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [“They all deserve to die. Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett, tell you why. Because in all of the whole human race Mrs Lovett, there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/they-all-deserve-to-die-tell-you-why-mrs-lovett-tell-you-why-because/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [It's not so hard to be married, I've done it three or four times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/it-s-not-so-hard-to-be-married-i-ve-done-it-three-or-four-times/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [I don't find my life that interesting. The shows, maybe. But not me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/i-don-t-find-my-life-that-interesting-the-shows-maybe-but-not-me/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [“Careful the things you say, Children will listen. Careful the things you do, Children will see. And learn. Children may not obey But children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/careful-the-things-you-say-children-will-listen-careful-the-things/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/because-in-all-of-the-whole-human-race-mrs-lovett-there-are-two-kinds/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [I love computers. I love writing on them. I love gadgetry. The thing is: I am a slow reader. So, if I am going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/i-love-computers-i-love-writing-on-them-i-love-gadgetry-the-thing-is/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/i-have-inherited-my-father-s-sense-of-humour-about-myself-it-s-a-lot/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/i-prefer-neurotic-people-i-like-to-hear-rumblings-beneath-the-surface/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [I'm sure many writers have these strange, tiny little habits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/i-m-sure-many-writers-have-these-strange-tiny-little-habits/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/musicals-are-by-nature-theatrical-meaning-poetic-meaning-having-to/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it takes that much money to put a show on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/nowadays-there-are-sometimes-more-producers-than-there-are-people-in/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [Perpetual anticipation is good for the soul but it's bad for the heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/perpetual-anticipation-is-good-for-the-soul-but-it-s-bad-for-the-heart/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [I was watching him crawl, Back over the wall-! Then bang! Crash! And the lightning flash! And- well, that's another story, Never mind- Anyway...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/i-was-watching-him-crawl-back-over-the-wall-then-bang-crash-and-the/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

> [I'm always conscious of what I'm writing, conscious of what the actor may ask me. I have a defense for nearly every line in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/i-m-always-conscious-of-what-i-m-writing-conscious-of-what-the-actor/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

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