Writer Quotes by James Lapine

I am an off-Broadway, nonprofit kind of guy.

— James Lapine

Most musicals are real crowd pleasers.

— James Lapine

Fairy tales, which teach a moral lesson, are about ourselves. Myth deals with forces greater than ourselves.

— James Lapine

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

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

I'm a very laid-back person.

— James Lapine

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

I just don't really think of career. I've never been driven by career.

— James Lapine

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

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

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

I love the visual aspect of the theater. But I like what people have to say, too.

— James Lapine

I've grown more and more appreciative of good writing, and I now really hope I can become a better and better writer.

— James Lapine

If you're like me and nosy, you're always eavesdropping on other people's conversations.

— James Lapine

The music is the emotional substance of the show; the book just sets it up. Nobody goes to a musical to hear the book.…

— James Lapine