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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.

~Stephen Sondheim

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Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.

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The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution.

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If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have them feel something about it than dismiss it.

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I love the theater as much as music, and the whole idea of getting across to an audience and making them laugh, making them cry - just making them feel - is paramount to me.

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A close-up on screen can say all a song can.

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All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That's what makes theatre live. That's why it persists.

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I think 'lunch' is one of the funniest words in the world.

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I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken; the choosing was not. You have to move on.

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There's something inimical about the camera and song.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Composer

Born: March 22nd, 1930

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