All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. Thats what makes theatre live. Thats why it persists. – Stephen Sondheim
Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos. – Stephen Sondheim
Im interested in the theater because Im interested in communication with audiences. Otherwise I would be in concert music. – Stephen Sondheim
The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution. – Stephen Sondheim
Id be happy to be taken as a woman – and thats what I was initially trying to do when I started throwing on dresses and stuff. But that wasnt going to happen because everyone kept calling me sir. So I thought Id change the method and just start wearing what I wanted to wear. – Eddie Izzard