Musical Quotes

Its almost scary how amateur I am when it comes to musicals - Im a musical goer, but I am not as obsessed with musicals as perhaps some of my theatrical friends are.

I dont want to work on a musical if Im not the lyricist.

I'd like to make all different kinds of movies. I don't think it would make sense though for my second film to walk straight into a musical even though I'd like to.

I wouldn't say I was bullied per se, but I did get a lot of unwanted attention because I was musical and stood out. In school you don't want to stand out; you want to blend in.

Bobby [Fosse] was very difficult to work with, he wanted to be a big star at MGM, but it was the end of making musical movies at the time.

The heads of the studios, like Louis B. Mayer, didn't want to create any more musical stars. So Bobby [Fosse] left and went to New York City to be a choreographer, and created brilliant work.

A musical is the same as a burlap sack, I would not want to be in either

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so much. You don't see them anymore.

I feel really lucky to have found musical success before I'm 30, to be doing absolutely what I want to do. I would be quite happy if I died tomorrow.

'9 to 5 the Musical' is perfect for anyone that's ever wanted to string up their boss, which is almost all of us.

If Hitler were alive the best punishment would be to put him out-of-town with a new musical.

I don't regret any of the musical decisions I have made.

I tried to pay some small tribute to A Man and a Woman (1966) with the recurring musical theme.

The problem is that I don't want to add another record to the world that is not necessary to be published, except to make some business. There has to be a musical reason.

Take me home tonight, listen honey, just like Ronnie sang, be my little baby.

There are so many international musical connections here, in Amsterdam. And some of them are amazingly successful.

I like writing for individuals with really rich musical personalities.

Grand opera is a form of musical entertainment for people who hate music.

Anton Bruckner wrote the same symphony nine times, trying to get it just right. He failed.

Musical beds is the faculty sport around here.

Greek is a musical and prolific language, that gives a soul to the objects of sense, and a body to the abstractions of philosophy.

"Evita" obviously would always be very special to me because it was the first major musical that I did on stage and created in the U.K. with Hal Prince directing.

I'm always working out; I did ice hockey in high school, but I'm not a dance person. I mean, this was horrible, but I had a dance double in my high-school musical.

I would love to do a musical!

My musical life started with hearing and being fascinated by contemporary music.

Tina Turner gave me the highway blues.

Smacked her so hard I knocked her clothes backwards like Kris Kross.

I love music. I'd love to go on Broadway and do a musical there. I just like to kind of go with whatever's inspiring at the moment, and kind of follow that as far as I can.

Any film that you make, it's a very high end game of musical chairs ... but that's just the nature of filmmaking. You do the dance with a certain actor.

To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy. So if you have a very, very funny show, and very good, funny songs, that's what the musical does best.

Back when I was in theater school, trying to figure out what I was going to do with my life, 'Sweeney Todd' was a huge touchstone for me, my favorite musical for sure.

For my part, if I had the power I would insist on all oratorios being sung in the costume of the period - with a possible exception in the case of the Creation.

I don't know if this is a good thing to say, but the musical obsession has almost shifted to a creative obsession now.

There are millions and billions of atoms of memory of all kinds of musical themes in me.

There is an assumption that if you're young and pretty, you will get all these opportunities that are way beyond your musical foundation.

Compose in the sequence of the musical phrase, not in sequence of a metronome.

I have been portrayed by actors in three television documentaries, two plays, one musical and a film. It's no fun watching yourself being traduced and imitated by an actor.

They were wearing smelly blankets, they looked like Donovan fans.

Donnie and Marie can both take a bite.

Michael is Janet and Janet is Michael.

I have found that meditation has helped me with my academic career and has given me insights into musical composition and software design.

My own musical background is based in the blues, and in classical composition. I grew up listening to Muddy Waters, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Beethoven and Bach.

Live concerts were to train the ears and to introduce, constantly, new musical ideas to the audience so the next time they showed up or the next record they would be ready and receptive.

For me, music was always a second language. I didn't have a musical background, and I started studying very late, at fourteen.

I ended up doing a local AmDram musical when I was nine or so. We had to sing and dance and act. It was probably terrible, but I loved it.

There was something so best-musical-ever when people screamed and begged for mercy, and she could listen to a good musical all day.

There is perhaps nothing that is not musical. Perhaps there's no moment in life that's not musical... All instruments, musical or not, become instruments.

The hardest thing about a musical is making sure everybody is working on the same damn show. That is the monster.

[My father] was not a musical man.

I don't think my record collection or musical knowledge is vast. I just listen to the radio all the time - I'm a pop music enthusiast.