Kurt Weill Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Kurt Weill
It seems to me that the American popular song, growing out of American folk music, is the basis of the American musical theater ... it is quite legitimate to use the form of the popular song and gradually fill it out with new musical content. — Kurt Weill
Who is the greater criminal: he who robs a bank or he who founds one?
(Three Penny Opera) — Kurt Weill
Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear,
And he shows them pearly white.
Just a jackknife has Macheath, dear,
And he keeps them out of sight. — Kurt Weill
Yesterday a very interesting, beautifully photografed english picture about a nun convent in India, "Black Narcissus," with Deborah Kerr who is quite lovely. They are away ahead of Hollywood, better ideas, better scripts, better color, and much better acting.
Kurt Weill, London, May 8, 1947 — Kurt Weill
I have never acknowledged the difference between serious music and light music. There is only good music and bad music. — Kurt Weill