Dance Quote by Johann Johannsson

Music is very influential to my writing, as are theater and film.

— Jessica Hagedorn

I actually grew up seeing a lot of classical theater - a lot of Shakespeare - but I have such a passion for music…

— Phillipa Soo

Music's always part of my writing. I think all art is interconnected. You can't create or experience one without its influences bleeding into another.…

— Charles de Lint

Music's always been a big part of my life, but it kind of all happened in one big ball of storytelling rather than splitting…

— Clare Bowen

I hear music as narrative.

— Ajay Naidu

I don't think there's something that you have to 'get' with my music. It tends toward the dramatic side rather than the narrative.

— Paul Lansky

I'm somebody who grew up listening to a lot of musical theater, so getting to finally write musical theater songs and songs that sound…

— Sara Bareilles

Also, with acting and dancing I portray a predetermined character and story for the most part, with music I have the creative freedom to…

— Alyson Stoner

Music has always been a huge passion in my life. I've just had such success with my acting that it's really been right alongside…

— Olivia d'Abo

I've made storylines through dance to complement the music. It's all about enhancing the singing and acting. It's been an amazing learning curve for…

— Oti Mabuse

I've always wanted to make music like people write plays, so I was inspired by writers as much as musicians.

— St. Vincent

The problem for me, still today, is that I write purely with one dramatic structure and that is the rite of passage. I'm not…

— Pete Townshend