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> [It's always good when a performer knows who he or she is if you know what I mean. What special qualities - and every single person, of course, is unique - what are the special qualities that he or she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/it-s-always-good-when-a-performer-knows-who-he-or-she-is-if-you-know/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

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## More by Stephen Schwartz

> [Bringing your show to Broadway is an economic decision on the part of producers and investors that may or may not happen, but sharing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/bringing-your-show-to-broadway-is-an-economic-decision-on-the-part-of/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [You wouldn't walk into a music store and walk out with a piece of music under your arm. So why would it be acceptable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/you-wouldn-t-walk-into-a-music-store-and-walk-out-with-a-piece-of/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [There have always been discussions about a 'Pippin' movie. I think it would lend itself very well to film if one could solve how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/there-have-always-been-discussions-about-a-pippin-movie-i-think-it/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [When I was in high school, I worked at a theatre on Long Island, where I grew up, in the box office and parking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/when-i-was-in-high-school-i-worked-at-a-theatre-on-long-island-where/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [When I perform I try and focus on the lyrics and my interpretation of the lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/when-i-perform-i-try-and-focus-on-the-lyrics-and-my-interpretation-of/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [I think it would be really cool to see 'Enchanted' on Broadway - there's been discussion of it from time to time. You'd have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/i-think-it-would-be-really-cool-to-see-enchanted-on-broadway-there-s/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [I was very happy in Hollywood. I was doing extremely well there and things were good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/i-was-very-happy-in-hollywood-i-was-doing-extremely-well-there-and/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [That was what I always wanted to do for my whole life, to write music in the service of telling stories and communicating ideas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/that-was-what-i-always-wanted-to-do-for-my-whole-life-to-write-music/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [I had always been interested in opera, going back to my college days at Carnegie Mellon. In my last year there, I even wrote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/i-had-always-been-interested-in-opera-going-back-to-my-college-days/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [With Bernstein, because we wound up always working music first, it was where I really feel I learned how to write lyrics as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/with-bernstein-because-we-wound-up-always-working-music-first-it-was/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [In 'Wicked,' we developed the concept that Glinda has a public persona who sings in soprano and a private persona who is, you know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/in-wicked-we-developed-the-concept-that-glinda-has-a-public-persona/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [Alan Menken is so gifted in terms of coming up with these great melodies. What I learned from working with him was how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/alan-menken-is-so-gifted-in-terms-of-coming-up-with-these-great/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [I like works about familiar stories, where one spins the point of view and looks at it from another angle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/i-like-works-about-familiar-stories-where-one-spins-the-point-of-view/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [Excuse me, there's no pretense here. I happen to be genuinely self-absorbed and deeply shallow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/excuse-me-there-s-no-pretense-here-i-happen-to-be-genuinely-self/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

> [Dancers are the unsung heroes Broadway musicals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/dancers-are-the-unsung-heroes-broadway-musicals/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

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