Marvin Hamlisch

I think that when NASA works on a moon shot, they know too well that all of the people working on it…

— Marvin Hamlisch

If I'm within reach and can be helpful, I have a tendency to say 'Yes.' It's hard to say 'No.

— Marvin Hamlisch

Music can make a difference. There is a global nature to music, which has the potential to bring all people together. Music…

— Marvin Hamlisch

From the time I could play the piano, I remember trying to write tunes. They were in my head, and I would…

— Marvin Hamlisch

I still have great faith in what is good and right in all of us.

— Marvin Hamlisch

As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be…

— Marvin Hamlisch

You mustn't underestimate an audience's intelligence.

— Marvin Hamlisch

I started studying music at the age of five and a half. My older sister was taking piano lessons. When her teacher…

— Marvin Hamlisch

I can make a song up about anything: garbage, the weather, things in the news,

— Marvin Hamlisch

Let's say music is needed for only 43 seconds of film. You have to score it so it is an entity, so…

— Marvin Hamlisch

There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact…

— Marvin Hamlisch

You know, anyone who invites me to do something makes me feel special.

— Marvin Hamlisch

I have always thought of music as a highway with many lanes.

— Marvin Hamlisch

I don't think they understand it's as important as math and science. It rounds you out as a person. I think it…

— Marvin Hamlisch

My show business career doesn't mean I can't write a symphony. It just means I was never asked to write one.

— Marvin Hamlisch

Barbra Streisand is without a doubt one of the most honest people I have ever known. There is no doubt in my…

— Marvin Hamlisch

I'm not one of those people who says, 'I never read reviews,' because I don't believe those people.

— Marvin Hamlisch

My whole thing is not just to play music for people, but to make them part of the evening.

— Marvin Hamlisch

I never took any vocal training

— Marvin Hamlisch

Normally I can balance two or three things. The problem is when you're out of work and don't have anything to balance.…

— Marvin Hamlisch

Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows.

— Marvin Hamlisch

The biggest thrill you can have is to tell people one of your songs, and have them be able to hum it.

— Marvin Hamlisch

Many, many years ago, I was one of the few conductors who talked to the audience and now a lot of classical…

— Marvin Hamlisch

I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found…

— Marvin Hamlisch