Character Quote by Stephen Sondheim

“Pointillism takes emotional images, character, etc., and makes them all come together and make a whole that tells a story.”

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I have, by nature, an analytical mind.

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“They all deserve to die. Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett, tell you why. Because in all of the whole human race Mrs Lovett, there are two kinds of men and only two There's the one they put in his proper place And the one with his foot in the other one's face Look at me, Mrs Lovett, look at you.…

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It's not so hard to be married, I've done it three or four times.

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I don't find my life that interesting. The shows, maybe. But not me.

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“Careful the things you say, Children will listen. Careful the things you do, Children will see. And learn. Children may not obey But children…

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“Because in all of the whole human race Mrs. Lovett, there are two kinds of men and only two There's the one staying put…

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I love computers. I love writing on them. I love gadgetry. The thing is: I am a slow reader. So, if I am going…

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I have inherited my father's sense of humour about myself. It's a lot more pleasant to make fun of yourself than when someone else…

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I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface.

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I'm sure many writers have these strange, tiny little habits.

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Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning having to move the audience's imagination and create a suspension of disbelief, by which I mean…

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Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it takes that much money to put a show on.

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