Alan Menken Peachy Quotes

Alan Menken Peachy Quotese

I've always juggled a lot of projects because at least half the projects you do get shelved. So you have to do a lot of things in order for things to move forward.

— Alan Menken

The reality is that people need to be coaxed toward a musical. They need to understand why it's a musical.

— Alan Menken

I always wanted to have a villain song for Hades in 'Hercules,' but I couldn't figure out how we would have Hades sing.

— Alan Menken

You're creating a score that has to have an emotional and story logic to it. You want a dramatic arc. You want all the songs to push story forward. That's the same whether it's for stage or film or television or whatever.

— Alan Menken

There's such a rich trove of unheard Howard Ashman lyrics that we're so blessed to draw from.

— Alan Menken

When 'Newsies' first came out, it just crash-landed with a thud; it won a Razzie for worst song of the year, and I felt such embarrassment. Fast-forward, and it's a hit on Broadway, and I win a Tony for the score!

— Alan Menken

I'm an architect. Before you start pouring the concrete, you build a foundation that is solid so that when you take the scaffolding down, it holds - forever. So that when junior high schools are doing 'Hunchback,' a 12-year-old as Frollo still works on some level.

— Alan Menken

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