Quotes by Composers

Corny answer is of course is that everyone who wants musicals are children in different ways, aren't they? So you think of them in different ways. There are things of mine I'm sorry haven't come here. Andrew Lloyd Webber
You Sorry Think Corny Everyone Mine Ways Musicals Come Course Answer Children Different Wants Them Who Different Ways Things Here
I began to think, now is the time. I found quite a lot of opposition in Hollywood about the idea of doing a film musical and we ended up having to buy the rights back. I'm glad we did because it meant John and I were able to make exactly the movie we wanted. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Buy Time Rights Think Back Musical Exactly John Able About Having Glad Idea Make Because Doing Were Opposition Lot Began Up Did Ended Quite Quite A Lot Movie Wanted Hollywood Meant Film Found Now
I guess the thing is that we remained huge friends after the original Phantom movie, when we decided it wouldn't take place and we just saw each other socially over the years so we were friends. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Other Guess Saw Remained Take Over Were Years Huge Friends Just Movie After Decided Place Original Each Phantom Thing Socially
I knew nothing about film at all. I suppose the biggest surprise is all these things. In the theatre we sort of do, I might do two or three key interviews and that would be it. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Theatre Key Three Nothing Interviews Would Would-Be About Knew Suppose Sort Surprise Biggest Biggest Surprise Might Film Things Two
I think back at the time, if it had been 1988, I would have thought Michael and Sarah probably would have been cast but I don't think, I think it's much better that the girl is younger and if Sarah would have been 26 or 27 then. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Time Better Thought Girl Think Back Would Cast Had Been Michael Younger Then Much Sarah
I think Michael Crawford realised, I think we all realised, once we'd gone the route of casting a very young girl, you can't really cast a 65 year old man opposite. Slightly different resonance I think. No, we weren't going to go there. We'd have Jack Nicholson in the lead. Andrew Lloyd Webber
You Man Old Girl Year Young Gone Think Resonance Once Slightly Cast Casting Lead Year-Old Go Opposite Were Very Michael Jack Jack Nicholson Going Different Young Girl Realised Old Man Really Nicholson Route
I think that the wonderful advantage we have in the film of being able to cast a girl as young as Emmy and which we couldn't do in the theatre of course because no girl of 16 or 17 could sing 8 shows a week, couldn't sing two. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Theatre Wonderful Girl Young Think Able Cast Week Emmy Could Advantage Sing Course Because Being Which Shows Film Two
I think the thing's that perhaps sad really is that younger people haven't come in and I think it must have been absolutely fantastic to have worked in the 50's when you had all of the great Broadway composers and when West Side Story didn't win the Tony Award. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Sad Great You People Win Think Side Broadway Must Composers Absolutely Had Come Perhaps Been West West Side West Side Story Story Fantastic Younger Worked Younger People Really Award Thing Tony
It must have been an extraordinary time. I guess the worrying thing about musical theatre to me, is if you look at the London season this year, mine is actually the only one to have come in. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Time Me You Theatre Year Extraordinary Guess Musical Worrying Mine Musical Theatre Must London About Only Come Look Been Season Actually Thing
Two years ago I hadn't even thought of the Woman in White, and I was doing a television show and I said I hadn't found a story and the next day somebody rang me and said have you ever thought of the Woman in White. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Day Me You Woman Thought Somebody White Rang Television Television Show Said Doing Years Years Ago Story Next Show Even Found Ever Two
We felt we had to know something of his back story. I don't think people in the cinema would just accept that he's there. I think we had to learn how he (got there). Andrew Lloyd Webber
People Cinema Think Back Would Something Had He Know Learn Accept Felt Got How His Just Story
Well the least favourite question is the one that one's asked particularly about in Japan is what's the difference between theatre and cinema and I think, well, that's about eighty bucks. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Theatre Cinema Think Favourite About Bucks Between Particularly Well Least Question Difference Eighty Japan Asked
I often think of random melodies. And I pretty much hear in my head what I want to do with the orchestra as I'm writing on the piano. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Writing Random Think Melodies Pretty Piano Head Hear Often Orchestra Want Much
The regrets in the theatre have always been the shows that you know ought to have worked but for one reason or another haven't. Andrew Lloyd Webber
You Theatre Ought Know Another Always Been Regrets Worked Reason Shows
One would be lying if one didn't say that one had melodies that I keep in my back pocket. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lying Back Say Melodies Would Would-Be Pocket Had Keep
Two pieces of advice for young composers: Go away during technical rehearsals. And do not have a back operation. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Advice Go Away Young Back Composers Pieces Operation Go Rehearsals Technical Away Two
It's interesting that the wondrous 'Hamilton,' which I could not be more ecstatic about, has taken a long time to perfect to bring it to Broadway. And it wouldn't have been possible if it was developed in the commercial theatre from the get-go. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Time Theatre Long Long Time Broadway Possible About More Perfect Could Developed Taken Ecstatic Hamilton Been Commercial Wondrous Which Interesting Bring
Nobody ever thinks that the work they're going to do could ever be bigger than the one they do before, especially if you're lucky enough like I had to have such a huge thing as 'Phantom' was. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Work You Before Enough Could Had Nobody Like Huge Than Huge Thing Going Bigger Lucky Ever Phantom Thing Thinks
My wife says I can't remember if she has milk in coffee. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Remember Coffee Wife Says She Milk
Mobiles mean people know where you are. Andrew Lloyd Webber
You People Know Where Mean Mean People
I'm wondering whether to have someone go around with my mobile to completely throw everybody off the scent. I could appear in weird places. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Scent Everybody Someone Could Throw Weird Around Go Mobile Off Wondering Whether Places Appear
If you just want ten songs to fit somebody else's script, then I'm not really the composer for that. Andrew Lloyd Webber
You Somebody Else Composer Ten Songs Fit Just Want Script Then Really
I'm a ladies' man who can never make love. I'm resigned to that. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Love Man Never Make Ladies Who Resigned
Disgracefully, the arts have too often borne the brunt of short-sighted cuts to educational budgets. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Too Borne Brunt Budgets Educational Often Arts Short-Sighted Cuts
It never occurred to me that 'Phantom of the Opera' was the sort of subject that I'd want to do, because I just thought it was something that would be a bit jokey. 'Til I read the book. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Me Book Thought Bit Would Would-Be Something Never Opera Read Sort Because Occurred Subject Just Want Phantom
I do want to write again. I hope to. But it's also important for me to realize, as I get older, that I don't have to be doing everything all at once. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Hope Me Important Older Everything Once Write Also Doing Get Want Again Realize
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