Nice is different than good.

Quote by Stephen Sondheim

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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.

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 mother wanted me off her hands. She was a working woman. She designed clothes,...

My mother wanted me off her hands. She was a working woman. She designed clothes,...

The more restrictions you have, the easier anything is to write.

The more restrictions you have, the easier anything is to write.

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

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

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...

Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten.

Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten.

Gotta watch out for directors.

Gotta watch out for directors.

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

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

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

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

By the time I was 22, I was a professional. A young and flawed professional,...

By the time I was 22, I was a professional. A young and flawed professional,...

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.

Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it...

Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it...

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...

Lyrics have to be underwritten. That's why poets generally make poor lyric writers because the...

Lyrics have to be underwritten. That's why poets generally make poor lyric writers because the...

One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background....

One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background....

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...

The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper....

The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper....

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;...