Neil LaBute
American writer and director
Alan Jay Lernerwas an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world’s most popular and enduring works of musical theatre both for the stage and on film.
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Alan Jay Lernerwas an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world’s most popular and enduring works of musical theatre both for the stage and on film. Lerner won three Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, among other honors.
9 Quotes by Alan Jay Lerner
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An Englishman’s way of speaking absolutely classifies him.
Alan Jay LernerAmerican lyricist and librettist (1918-1986)
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It’s not a pretty face, I grant you. But underneath its flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
Alan Jay LernerAmerican lyricist and librettist (1918-1986)
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Why can’t a woman be more like a man?
Alan Jay LernerAmerican lyricist and librettist (1918-1986)
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With a little bit of luck, you’ll never work!
Alan Jay LernerAmerican lyricist and librettist (1918-1986)
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Men die but an idea does not.
Alan Jay LernerAmerican lyricist and librettist (1918-1986)
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A schedule so tight that it would only work if I didn’t sleep on Monday nights.
Alan Jay LernerAmerican lyricist and librettist (1918-1986)
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You write a hit the same way you write a flop.
Alan Jay LernerAmerican lyricist and librettist (1918-1986)
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Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
Alan Jay LernerAmerican lyricist and librettist (1918-1986)
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Back home everyone said I didn’t have any talent. They might be saying the same thing here but it sounds better in French.
Alan Jay LernerAmerican lyricist and librettist (1918-1986)