Active Quote by Stephen Sondheim

I feel like my music is just an extension of my acting. I treat the songs like scenes that tell a story... it's very…

— Grey DeLisle

I love musicals and music driven films, and my first instinct is to tell the story. And when music is a big part of…

— David Raiklen

Each song, you're telling a story and acting.

— Patti Page

I like to write things that are a soundtrack to my life so if I am experiencing that moment, I want to portray what…

— Amber Mark

Music is definitely influential on how I approach my scenes.

— Rutina Wesley

Some of the ideas are kind of inspired by the songs, and I always want to use music to tell the story and give…

— Wes Anderson

Whether it's animated, whether it's live-action, whether it's Broadway, whether it's television, a musical is a musical is a musical. So, pretty much, you…

— Alan Menken

I started out writing music for theatre and contemporary dance, so there has always been a dramatic and narrative element in my music.

— Johann Johannsson

I have songs that define characters from each film of mine. It can be a song from that particular film or something that just…

— Sushant Singh Rajput

Songs are like movies to me, and so you put yourself in the movie. You become a character in the movie. The new ones…

— Trisha Yearwood

Songs are like movies to me, and so you put yourself in the movie. You become a character in the movie.

— Trisha Yearwood

I love involving actors at all levels - and they have to know that I want to hear their contributions, with dialogue, with story…

— Lasse Hallstrom