My view is that the great songwriting happened between 1920 and 1960. We're all, in our different ways, descended from the great songwriters of that era.
- Leslie Bricusse
Songwriting, Songwriters, Descended
I think 'Scrooge' is the best of the Christmas stories. Every child warms to it because it's about one man's transformation. It's saying that it's never too late to change, and that's a good feeling to have at Christmas.
- Leslie Bricusse
Too Late, I Think, About, Good Feeling
I wanted to grow up to be George and Ira Gershwin from the age of about six.
- Leslie Bricusse
Grow, Six, Wanted, Gershwin
When I wake up, if I can't figure something out during the daytime and then wake up at 4 A.M., it's there immediately. I don't know if it's the subconscious mind working, but it just happens.
- Leslie Bricusse
Wake Up, Immediately, Subconscious Mind
I was talking to a TV bigwig, and he said, 'Nobody under 35 knows who Sammy Davis is.' Well, you'll hear angry denials of that from younger people.
- Leslie Bricusse
Talking, Younger, TV, Younger People
Writing songs and lyrics is not that different from doing the 'Times' crossword every morning. They both give you a good mental workout.
- Leslie Bricusse
Doing, Give, Mental, Lyrics
I think we have to assume we have one life. Though, having said that, I did write a song called 'You Only Live Twice.' I'll settle for that.
- Leslie Bricusse
Song, Think, I Think, Assume
I fell in love with the idea of writing songs when I was a child. I thought I was going to be a journalist at first, but I gradually fell in love with all these great writers like Irving Berlin and Cole Porter, who were at the peak of their powers then.
- Leslie Bricusse
Love, Thought, Idea, Powers
As a complete score, I love 'Sherlock Holmes' - but we cast it badly. We put Ron Moody into the part - a great Fagin, not a great Sherlock Holmes.
- Leslie Bricusse
Love, Part, Badly, Sherlock
It takes a while to get a show on, and I've a number that have not yet been produced. I want to see all of them produced spectacularly before I pack it in.
- Leslie Bricusse
Want, Been, Before, Produced
'Retirement' is a dirty word. Luckily, I can carry on working until I drop, provided I retain my mental abilities.
- Leslie Bricusse
Dirty, Drop, Provided, Luckily
I'm musical in the sense that I can write a song, but I realised when I was learning the piano as a child that there were people who played it so much better.
- Leslie Bricusse
Song, Realised, Musical, Piano
The film musical is a very strange animal. They can bite you in the back, or they can do very well for you.
- Leslie Bricusse
Bite, Very, Musical, Animal
I never try to predict what will happen to any project, ever. There are so many factors. Does the public like the subject matter, the way you handle it?
- Leslie Bricusse
Will, Happen, Like, Handle
If you can't get a word at first, it's always waiting somewhere, and it's just a case of finding it.
- Leslie Bricusse
Finding, Somewhere, Always, Waiting
I don't believe in giving in to old age.
- Leslie Bricusse
Believe, Giving, Old, Old Age
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