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Stephen Sondheim
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“There's a place for us, Somewhere a place for us Peace and quiet and open air wait for us, Somewhere. There's a time for us, Some day a time for us Time together with time to spare, time to look, time to care, Someday. Somewhere we'll find a new way of living. We'll find a way of forgiving, Somewhere.'”
Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) first seen 1957 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lyrics to "Somewhere" in West Side Story (1957 play; 1961 film)
“I'm a lazy writer. My idea of heaven is not writing. On the other hand, I'm obviously compulsive about it.”
Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies (2001 ed): Art. Stephen Sondheim p. 408
“Plays also, but musicals particularly—the last collaborator is your audience. So you got to wait until the last collaborator comes in before you can complete the collaboration. And when the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written. And things that seem to work well, work in the sense of carry the story forward and be integral to the piece, suddenly become a little less relevant or a little less functional, or a little overlong, or a little overweight, or a little whatever. And so you start reshaping in front of an audience.”
Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Academy of Achievement interview, 2005 (at 33 minutes)
“Without question, Steve is the best Broadway lyricist, past or present.”
Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Arthur Laurents; in Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies (2001 ed): Art. Stephen Sondheim p. 408