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James Lapine Quotes

I am thrilled to receive the Sondheim Award from the wonderful Signature Theatre. I have already received the invaluable gift of over twenty-five years of collaboration and friendship with Steve. Now I get to have his award, too!

James Lapine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: american
Birth: January 1, 1949

Topics

Friendship I Am Collaboration Theatre

We have been conditioned to see the passing of time as an adversary.

Menachem Mendel Schneerson

Time See Been Passing Adversary

I think the sport of wrestling, which I became involved with at the age of 14... I competed until I was 34, kind of old for a contact sport. I coached the sport until I was 47. I think the discipline of wrestling has given me the discipline I have to write.

John Irving

Age Discipline Me Think Kind Write

My own personal connection with God was not in a religious sense, so I wasn't really thinking in that way when I got the role and when I started doing it.

Amber Tamblyn

God Thinking Doing Connection Way

You've got to close deals quickly, or else you'll miss out.

Steve Jurvetson

You Out Miss Got Close Deals

We have almost a city has probably two or three hundred committees. Every committee is dealing with just one problem and has nothing to do with the other problems.

Alvar Aalto

City Problems Problem Three Nothing

The stubby French painter Toulouse-Lautrec supposedly invented chocolate mousse - I find that rather hard to believe, but there you have it.

Alton Brown

Believe Chocolate You Find Hard

I made good grades in school.

Stephanie Beatriz

Good School Grades Good Grades Made

As would-be songwriters, our interest was in black music and black music only. We wanted to write songs for black voices.

Mike Stoller

Music Black Write Black Music Voices

The model of getting the consumer to come to you is old, and the new model is how can you get to the consumer on their terms, in ways they want to engage in. How people are choosing to interface with content is very different. You've got to marry different platforms.

Mindy Grossman

People You New Want Engage Content

I think musicians naturally gravitate toward music that sounds real.

Lou Barlow

Music Think Musicians Real Sounds

Nobody bats 500. We all make mistakes.

Desi Arnaz

Mistakes Nobody Make Bats

I think the challenge is going out in front of a paying audience with absolutely nothing and trying to entertain them for two hours. Thankfully, I only think about that right before we go on, and then once we're out there, everything's fine.

Colin Mochrie

Challenge Think Trying Go Nothing