Stephen Sondheim Quotes (page 3)
The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them.
So many good songs get written fast, because you know exactly what has to work.
Oscar Hammerstein was a surrogate father during all those many days, and weeks and months when I didn`t see my own father.
One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on the music in such a way that you`re not aware there was a writer there.
One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music.