Wagner thought Rossini unserious; Rossini thought Wagner 'lacked sun'. Wagner also became the butt of a phrase Rossini had used down the years to describe musicians about whom he had certain reservations - "He has some beautiful moments but some bad ...
Wagner's philosophy had absolutely nothing to do with Bruckner. Bruckner hadn't written a single word against Jews. Wagner's book on the Jews was one of the most infamous books of the 19th century.
Peter Wagner, my son, just won the Bel-Air Junior Club Championship. Parred the last three holes. One-putts, up and down. Us Wagners don't hit greens. We chip and putt.
Wagner: What'd you order this stuff for? You don't look like the painting type to me. Charley Butts: You wouldn't know talent if it looked you in the face. Wagner: Well I'm looking you in the face and I don't see jack shit.
If I wasn't in the theater, I would be a hermit.
Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.
Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted.
Dr. Wagner: You must protect her from any kind of excitement. And I do mean any kind, Mr. Kerner. Alexander Kerner: Any kind of excitement. Dr. Wagner: It would be life-threatening. Alexander Kerner: And this here? [Shows the doctor a newspaper readi...
Please write music like Wagner, only louder.
One does not devote one's life in art to shock an audience.
As a director, I never feel that I have the answers.
By in large in this country the issue of gay rights and equality should be past the point of debate. Really, there should be no debate anymore.
I always believe it's better to have 30 imaginations working on a project, rather than one imagination telling the other 29 what to do.
I like musicals that look more like plays.
I so wanted to perform, and I grasped every opportunity.
I want an audience that will come sitting forward in their seats.
There is no work of art that has ever been made that is absolutely truthful about life.
One learns how to change gears within a concert repertoire.
We've been listening to Wagner, which is so great.
It's freeing to not be caught up in your own personal baggage.
Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
