Stephen Sondheim Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
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Think and grow rich.
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I am the only one in my family to graduate college. It was a proud moment for me to receive a degree.
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It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.
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I've found that the most engaging and satisfying author events I've done are with other people, where the conversation is spontaneous. I think that is by far the better way to introduce and promote a book.
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Tennis is all about mental toughness, and you have to keep your head in the game. I make time to relax away from competition pressures, travel and intense training schedules to make sure I'm looking after myself. Taking time out with family and friends helps to maintain the work-life balance everyone needs.
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It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.
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Growing up, I always wanted to sing.
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The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.
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I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself.
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I'd work for John Waters again, because he's so off the wall.
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I'm a big fan of Elvis, man. I got 'Heartbreak Hotel' tattooed on my chest.
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Directing Marilyn Monroe was like directing Lassie. You needed fourteen takes to get each one of them right.
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If any of us caught a fever during pregnancy, we would seek advice and support from a doctor. Getting help with our mental health is no different - our children need us to look after ourselves and get the support we need.
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Because I was in the business of translating the 'X-Men' from the very successful comics, and taking the most popular book of the 20th century in 'The Lord of the Rings,' and making it into three movies, I hope people realize I wouldn't get involved in anything I didn't think was really going to be worth their while.
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Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues; tired of the effort of willing they become fanatics about conservatism.
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No one can deny the excitement of visiting another world.
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Understand this, I mean to arrive at the truth. The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.
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We would like to see you departing peacefully.
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You know what takes effort? Being kind. Being patient. Being respectful.
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To speak less is wisdom, to eat less is healthy, and to mingle less with te people is safe and serene.
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Only God is love, and for this love to be fully realized self must step aside. And not only do we not need a self to love God, but for the same reason we do not need a mind to know him, for that in us which knows God, is God.
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I actually went to NYU for six months, had some family issues that kind of set me back, and I couldn't afford to go anymore. That was the theme going on in my whole life, you know: money stopping me from whatever I wanted to do.
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When they raise your hand, Oh my God, the feeling is unbelievable.
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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.
