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Portrait of Idina Menzel

Idina Menzel

(1971) Actor United States

113 quotes in 880 categories

Idina Menzel’s quotes show a habit of singing everywhere and a dream of running a summer camp. She talks about focusing on original songs, healing in a steam shower, and never leaving the theater because it feels like home. The notes also mention a wish to work in London.

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Idina Menzel is an actor from the United States, best known for Into the Unknown (from Frozen 2) - Piano/Vocal/Guitar Sheet Music.

Quick Facts About Idina Menzel

Born: May 30, 1971
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Into the Unknown (from Frozen 2) - Piano/Vocal/Guitar Sheet Music
Known for: Wicked, Frozen, Rent
Spouse: Aaron Lohr

About Idina Menzel

Idina Kim Menzel is an American actress, singer and songwriter.

Awards & Honors

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Disney Legends Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical National Medal of Arts Drama League Award

Quotes by Idina Menzel

I just enjoy being onstage and relating to the audience.

Audience

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As a mom, I don't have much time for beauty.

Beauty

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The truth is I love musical theater and always have.

Actor

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The first album I ever owned was 'A Star is Born.'

Album

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I always like to sing barefoot.

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The cold never bothered me anyway.

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The truth is I love musical theatre and always have.

Actor

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I'm a decent tennis player. Good backhand.

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I will never leave the theater. My heart is there, and I love being on stage 8 times a week.

Being

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Growing up I studied classically and did lots of shows in school.

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It's funny how some distance makes everything seem small, and the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at all.

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My story is so boring: Long Island Jewish parents take their daughters to Broadway.

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I'm not great at multi-tasking, so when I do one thing... I like to do it 100%.

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Who am I, if I'm not this singer with big high notes? I identify with my voice. But I'm more than just…

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I'm trying to focus on original material. That is what I've had my luck with.

Focus

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It's the face and the body and the thing that we hide inside that can keep us from the world, but my…

Body

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I have a wide spectrum, a wide demographic. I have the young girls, I have the gay community, I have many regular…

Community

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I find that, maybe because I'm also a singer, I hear music in characters all the time, even if they don't sing.…

Character

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My younger sister had kids before I did, and managed to earn a master's degree while raising them as a single parent.…

Ability

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I sing in many different colors and, hopefully, they add up to a great performance that, after you leave the theater, makes…

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I have the potential to be very strong and powerful, sometimes angry, sometimes passionate. I also can be shy and withhold that…

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I think as women, the smarter and more powerful we are, the more it can be threatening and alienating to other people,…

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The more success you get, you start to be harder on yourself or more afraid of the looking glass. You have to…

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I'm a mom - I'm lucky if I get to shower in the morning. Luckily, nail polish stays on my toes. I've…

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As much as I appreciate people putting me in the category of these very acrobatic belters, I feel like my strength is…

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Believe me, I don't take that lightly. To have struck gold twice with 'Rent' and 'Wicked.' I know it's rare and I'm…

Audiences

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I always like to sing barefoot, but when I first started doing these dates with the symphonies, I of course thought I…

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Performing isn't only about the acrobatics and the high notes: It's staying in the moment, connecting with the audience in an authentic…

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My husband and I grew up with parents who supported our passion, and we're grateful to them for that. It really helps…

Art

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You get to relive your childhood when you have a baby and you see these toys and these books you read when…

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With young people, I always say, 'You're not doing anyone any favours by withholding your power.' As women, we do that a…

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When I lived in London when I did 'Wicked' there, everyone told me the audiences might be much more reserved, but I…

Audiences

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I tend to have a pattern of playing misunderstood characters.

Character

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Things happen for a reason, and in their own time.

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Being a role model is about being true to myself.

Being a role model

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I would love to work with Matt Damon.

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The most successful people are so original.

Creativity

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Nerves are good. They keep you alive.

Alive

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I'm smart enough to know to work with smart people.

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For me, 'Rent' was all about coming out of myself, finding out who I was, learning the power I could have as…

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Idina Menzel by topic

People (16) Song (14) Time (13) Life (12) Love (11) Theatre (10) Music (10)