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Actor Quotes by Laura Benanti

10 Actor quotes by Laura Benanti

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Laura Benanti’s ten short quotes give a concise look at her view of performance. The snippets, though limited in number, showcase her blend of theatrical flair and practical insight. It’s a quick read for those wanting to understand her perspective on acting.

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Do I want to write a musical? No. I like to do musicals.

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Musical theatre is my first love.

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I don't think theater is dying, and musicals are a great American art form. We've got apple pie, jazz and musical theater.

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Being in front of a live audience again. I get that in my concerts but there's nothing like being on Broadway.

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I think it's good to have an old fashioned musical as well as new musicals. There's a lot of room for different…

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My parents were in 'Brigadoon' on Broadway when I was a couple of years old.

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My mother was an actress and my voice teacher, an incredible voice teacher. My biological father is an actor, and my stepfather,…

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People want to go to a musical to be razzled and dazzled, so to have an opportunity to do a musical that…

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There's a lot of pressure on Broadway. There's this feeling that the show has to be a commercial success and the producers…

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I find human behavior to be fascinating, which is probably why I'm an actor, and I think that there are a lot…

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I've met a lot of famous people that I just thought were so unbelievable. For me, meeting Julie Andrews was probably the highlight of…

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I think we've become a TV culture, where we forget the live performer in front of us can see us. I think there is…

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I am not so secretly a comedian. I write a lot of my own material if you've seen videos I've done. I write jokes.

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I learned to stop saying yes because I then have to back out. I've been trying to prioritize my health.

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When I was 5 years old, I was coming up the stairs, and I saw my mom standing there, singing 'A Quiet Thing' a…

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I really do love the Muppets. My sister used to call them the Muffets. She'd be like, "Can we watch the Muffets?" So anything…

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There were TVs everywhere. When we weren't on stage, we were watching what America was watching and rooting for each other and our leading…

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Usually, in musical theater, if you sing operatically or if you sing in a legit style, you're the heart of the show. You maybe…

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I was always a little adult. Even as a little kid, I just couldn't understand why I was surrounded by all these kids. I…

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I think being young in a grownup world, I think it stunted me a little bit. I had to grow up too fast on…

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