Robert Lopez
Robert Lopez
Robert Lopezis an American songwriter of musicals, best known for co-creating The Book of Mormon and Avenue Q, and for composing the songs featured in the Disney animated film, Frozen. He is the youngest of only twelve people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award, and the quickestto win all four...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSongwriter
Date of Birth23 February 1975
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
The temptation to quit and start over infects every creative process I've ever been in. Frustration and boredom always fuel this self-doubt.
The things that I have done that haven't been as successful have been things that have been largely out of the public view, which is great. It's terrible, when you're a theater writer, to have a big flop publicly.
I think one of my favorite productions ever was Sondheim's 'Assassins' at the Roundabout in 2004. Beyond brilliant.
If they're here illegally, they shouldn't be accessing public services.
My first writing job was with a company called TheatreworksUSA.
My god, I wanted to go in there and smash that window and try and see if I could pull her out. But the flames were too high. It's gone.
With comedy, the jokes will come out, and people will see them coming. Changes in daily life or current events can change the consciousness of audiences and can make the show less funny or feel more stale.
It's wonderful to be able to have such wildly different projects in your body of work. They don't feel different to me as I'm working on them. It feels like they all share this element of subversiveness and finding the joy in subversiveness.
It's bad news. We were hoping to open up a retail store, a low-cost vaccination and spay and neuter clinic, too.
We're reaching out to people to give donations to help beautify something that's good for the animals, and good for the community. Most people aren't even aware we're here.
I think they want to put the high school in the wrong spot. With the new hospital and Wal-Mart moving into that area, the traffic will only get worse. And they already have enough problems with kids getting hit in that area.
I don't know if I have good habits, but I'm very devoted to writing. I'm very compulsive about having a project, at least one, and trying to follow the business as much as I can. I keep on top of all the entertainment business news.
I'm not really a 'puppet' person in particular; I think they are very theatrical, and I've found different uses for them in shows, but my true interest is in writing Broadway musicals.
I am never excited to play through a song all the way, because it can reveal more flaws that mean more work. For some reason, I always have an irrational fear that the song will never be finished.