More from Betty Comden
You sort of have to believe that, don’t you? That you had to go through all that to get to the day when something did happen.
Betty ComdenBetty Comden There is something about the creative process… which is that you can’t talk about it. You try to think of anecdotes about it, and you try to explain, but you’re never really saying what happened… it’s a sort of happy accident.
Betty ComdenBetty Comden Ask who wants to live to be a hundred, and the answer is the person who is ninety-nine.
Betty ComdenBetty Comden
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Even with broken wings, she dares to fly. And even with a broken heart, she dares to love.
Divya khandalDivya khandal And I refuse to apologize until the very end for the way that I feel – my feelings are valid too.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Contemplate your own mortality daily, then see how much we must change.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres We parted sadly, like children in the street on a pleasant june afternoon.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor And what shall I call you? Yours. In this life, the ones before, and all others thereafter.
Alexandra MichelleAlexandra Michelle If I could go back to a time I’d be with you. And I’d thank you again for almost being the healing to my heart.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I was a living breathing nightmare and he was my favorite dream catcher.
Juwairiyyah OlgarJuwairiyyah Olgar
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I’ve discovered that Motown and Broadway have a lot in common – a family of wonderfully talented, passionate, hardworking young people, fiercely competitive but also full of love and appreciation for the work, for each other and for the people in the audience.
Berry GordyBerry Gordy Especially in the theater, which is where I came from. And I may go back to soon, as a matter of fact. To Broadway.
Ben GazzaraBen Gazzara The first Broadway show I saw was when I was 11. I saw ‘Hair.
Bebe NeuwirthBebe Neuwirth I really cut my teeth on off-off-off Broadway shows.
Bea ArthurBea Arthur I don’t go to that many Broadway shows, so I can’t really say anything.
BabyfaceBabyface We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Street and Broadway.
Will DurantWill Durant Whether it’s animated, whether it’s live-action, whether it’s Broadway, whether it’s television, a musical is a musical is a musical.
Alan MenkenAlan Menken If, for instance, we’d made the film after the show had been to Broadway, it would have been exactly the same film but we would have been assured that they would have understood it.
Alan BennettAlan Bennett