I fell into lyric writing because of music. I backed into it.

Quote by Stephen Sondheim

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One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on...

One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on...

Every writer I've ever spoken to feels fraudulent in some way or other.

Every writer I've ever spoken to feels fraudulent in some way or other.

Gotta watch out for directors.

Gotta watch out for directors.

If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have...

If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have...

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

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

My personal life and my artistic life do not interfere with each other.

My personal life and my artistic life do not interfere with each other.

Everyone I used to play with has either given up or is dead.

Everyone I used to play with has either given up or is dead.

I was raised to be charming, not sincere.

I was raised to be charming, not sincere.

I really don't want to write a score until the whole show is cast and...

I really don't want to write a score until the whole show is cast and...

There's something inimical about the camera and song.

There's something inimical about the camera and song.

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

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

When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written.

When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written.

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

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

When you know your cast well and their strengths and weaknesses, you can start writing...

When you know your cast well and their strengths and weaknesses, you can start writing...

I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken;...

I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken;...

I would have been a geologist.

I would have been a geologist.

I don't listen to recordings of my songs. I don't avoid it, I just don't...

I don't listen to recordings of my songs. I don't avoid it, I just don't...

Nice is different than good.

Nice is different than good.

I played the organ when I went to military school, when I was 10. They...

I played the organ when I went to military school, when I was 10. They...

The fact is popular art dates. It grows quaint. How many people feel strongly about...

The fact is popular art dates. It grows quaint. How many people feel strongly about...