Sondheim Quotes

Sondheim is the Shakespeare of the musical theater world. (Mandy Patinkin)
No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person. View quote
Bernadette Peters
Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there's great truth in the songs, and that's what was so wonderful to find. View quote
Bernadette Peters
The three theater peeps I would love to dine with are Mel Brooks, because he is so funny; Stephen Sondheim, because he is a god-like genius; and Ethel Merman, to compare notes on fabulous belting. View quote
Nancy Allen
If I could play any role in any musical, it would be Desiree in A Little Night Music - Oh my, it is perfection. The character gets to be funny, beautiful, sexy and smart all at the same time and have two men fighting over her. The show is Stephen Sondheim at his absolute best... need I say more? View quote
Nancy Allen
In my prayers every day, which are a combination of Hebrew prayers and Shakespeare and Sondheim lyrics and things people have said to me that I've written down and shoved in my pocket, I also say the name of every person I've ever known who's passed on. View quote
Mandy Patinkin
Sondheim writes the music and lyrics, and because he's so smart and goes so deep with his feelings, there's a lot to explore, get involved with and learn about. View quote
Bernadette Peters
I compare Stephen Sondheim with humor, because humor is unanalyzable. You can't analyze humor. You just have to get through it. View quote
Elaine Stritch
I don't think it's that I don't like Sondheim. It's that I find it really... I don't know how to describe it. Doing it is the most extraordinary thing. Because it's like Shakespeare times 100 with singing. It's that satisfying - and that demanding. View quote
Imelda Staunton
The thing about Sondheim is that it does get very cerebral. You do need a faculty with words and a love for the lyrics to not just pull it off, but to have an appreciation for it. View quote
Lea Salonga
Technically, 'Kukla, Fran and Ollie' was a kids' show, but adults watched almost religiously - and we're talking adult adults, celebrated adults - including James Thurber, Orson Welles, John Steinbeck, Adlai E. Stevenson and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. (Tom Shales)
My parents were what I like to call proper musical fans. Lots of Sondheim was played in the car. View quote
Daniel Radcliffe
I think Stephen Sondheim is a - and I hardly ever use this word - but this is as close as it gets to a genius. View quote
Christoph Waltz
Stephen Sondheim I am in awe of. View quote
Christoph Waltz