Hammerstein Quotes

15 quotes by 12 authors

My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director. ... (when asked who wrote 'Some Enchanted Evening') Rodgers and Hammerstein, if you can imagine… — Cole Porter
I feel very fortunate to have been associated with people such as Rodgers and Hammerstein. I think they were geniuses of their time. — Shirley Jones
In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies. — Stephen Sondheim
Asking me what I think of Oscar (Hammerstein) is like asking me what I think of the Yankees, Man o' War and Strawberry Sundaes. — Billy Rose
The music and lyrics of Rodgers & Hammerstein connect seamlessly. Singing those beautiful songs was a joyous experience for me, and one that I will… — Julie Andrews
Rodgers and Hammerstein didn't mean anything to me. I just wanted to have a hit, I just wanted to be like those people on the… — Art Garfunkel
The history of popular music is littered with great partnerships. Rodgers had his Hammerstein, Lennon had his McCartney, and Lloyd Webber hadâ€¦ his photocopierâ€¦ — Humphrey Lyttelton
After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes. — Stephen Sondheim
Oscar Hammerstein was a surrogate father during all those many days, and weeks and months when I didn't see my own father. — Stephen Sondheim
And what could be a hotter ticket than the improbable triumph of 'The Book of Mormon,' the musical-comedy moon shot of the season? Its creators,… — James Wolcott
Not being a natural songwriter... for me the appreciation of a great song and the writers came early on, growing up in a musical family.… — Bonnie Raitt
I was essentially trained by Oscar Hammerstein to think of songs as one-act plays, to move a song from point A to point B dramatically. — Stephen Sondheim
We never thought we were writing for posterity, because at the time everyone assumed that all the great standards had already been written by Irving… — Mike Stoller
It's kind of hard to get deep with Rodgers and Hammerstein. I can't think of a moral in the music - it's just fun. — Jeff Long
Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there's great truth in the songs, and that's what was so wonderful… — Bernadette Peters

Who Wrote These Hammerstein Quotes

12 authors contributed a total of 15 Hammerstein Quotes as follows: