All David Friedman Quotes
- The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations. Any
- I have a musical called Goodbye and Good Luck, based on a Grace Paley short story. I also have King Island Christmas, and there are… Based
- I wanted to produce Nancy LaMott's albums, so I created my own record company. Albums
- Songwriting is the most terrifying thing to me, because you are really laying your heart out there. Heart
- I have been writing since I was about 20, and at first I wrote in secret and never showed anybody. I was very concerned about… Anybody
- My first career was as a coach and a teacher. Career
- When I got to Broadway, I conducted five Broadway shows. Broadway
- My career keeps shifting; I keep doing the next thing and it keeps growing. Career
- I fought for years and spent a fortune fighting and never got anywhere. Anywhere
- I may not be the most famous songwriter in the world, but you know a David Friedman song when you hear it. It took me… Appreciate
- I think of my songs as there to be something to move people emotionally. Emotionally
- As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I often write my songs for myself. Goes
- I was talking to my spiritual advisor. I got a letter from somebody who said that they were about to kill themselves, but they listened… Advisor
- As a person, I'm not that hopeful, but somehow the hopeful part of me reveals itself through my songs. Hopeful
- Composition is definitely what I'm born to do, and it came last. Born
- Corn ethanol can help in the short term, but it has serious limitations, and none of this is going to work if we don't dramatically… Cars
- For Hunchback, we needed this live, gigantic choir. So we went to London and said, This is Disney! I need singers who can sing high… Choir
- I don't like to produce albums. I hate producing albums, as a matter of fact, because I'm an obsessed mixer and I can't leave it… Albums
- I know a lot of people who have tremendous commercial success and they go directly for it. There's something that has always been difficult about… Been
- I publish my own music. I'm creating my own songbook. It works that way for me; I'm very independent. Creating
- I write and direct the Duke University Children's Hospital Benefit every year. Benefit
- I'm not comfortable singing in front of people yet. That's going to take another 100 performances. Comfortable
- I'm not totally altruistic. I've always had great career ambitions. But it has to come out in an organic way. If you push yourself out… Altruistic
- I'm trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the way I want to make a… Difference
- I've been doing a lot of studying singing, and I'm thinking of recording an album containing all my old war horses and putting out a… Album