51 Quotes by Jerome Lawrence

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    You must not demand the failure of your peers, because the more good things that are around in film, in television, in theater – why the better it is for all of us.

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    Our only competition in the theater is boredom, because if I’m bored with a play, if I’m revolted by a play on stage, with the Broadway prices, especially today, I’m going to walk out and not come back and pay that price again.

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    If you’re going to make a musical, don’t cartoon it from the play. Make it better than the play. Have a reason for making it sing.

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    Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.

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