Broadway Quotes · Page 12

Everything I did growing up was with that as the real goal - doing Broadway; doing theatre. That was always the big…

— Jennifer Westfeldt

All my roots are Broadway. I got my Equity Card doing a Broadway show, and my first love is theater.

— Jesse Tyler Ferguson

I remember the first time I saw a Broadway show and how excited I was. That really fuels me and for some,…

— Adam Jacobs

I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to LA and pursued acting and film, which…

— Amy Adams

I was really into dancing, taking six classes a week, and my real dream was to be in a Broadway show.

— Natalie Portman

I grew up singing, and I played on Broadway to thousands of people, you know what I mean?

— Corey Hawkins

If you were an actor, anybody could go on Broadway and take a George Carlin hour and do it on stage as…

— Jay Mohr

I'm in a play on Broadway, I have an animated TV show coming up, I have a few movies that just came…

— Neil Patrick Harris

I'm very proud of my New York debut. I played Oscar Wilde in 'Gross Indecency' off Broadway in about 1997. And I…

— Michael Emerson

Somewhere along the line, a concert became a variety show. It was no longer enough for four dudes to play together in…

— Shawn Amos

I made my drama teacher cry. I only took drama to get out of writing papers in English and the teacher was…

— Vinny Guadagnino

Mary Martin was Broadway's biggest closet king. Everyone thought Ethel (Merman) was butch and maybe a lesbian, but she wasn't. And everyone…

— Bob Fosse

It would be fun to be eighty-five and have a Broadway debut. That's the goal I'm shooting for. When they revive 'Driving…

— Miriam Shor

When 'Catch Me If You Can' was published back in 1980, I never dreamed that it would become a bestseller, much less…

— Frank Abagnale

I really enjoyed Eddie Bracken. He told me a great story. He did The Odd Couple on Broadway, replacing Art Carney, and…

— Brent Spiner

I would love to be on Broadway. I would love to do a three-month run, similar to how celebrities do a three-month…

— Rochelle Aytes

My first feature film was a movie called 'A Gunfight,' with Kirk Douglas, Johnny Cash, Karen Black, Jane Alexander, Raf Vallone... It…

— Keith Carradine

[VIA DOLOROSA]'s pushing Broadway as far as it can be pushed. I stand before you as a reporter, and you have to…

— David Hare

There is a problem on the so-called commercial stage in New York. The price of a ticket is exorbitant, and there are…

— Arthur Miller

Duke Ellington's career traces the entire history of jazz. The repertoire associated with him contains the most important elements in the music…

— Billy Taylor

There is no doubt of the essential nobility of that man who pours into life the honest vigor of his toil, over…

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

I was on Broadway for three years with Spiderman and that amount of time spent on a show - it's a grind…

— Reeve Carney

You always want to be the person who doesn't need to be included, but it feels damn good to be among you…

— Kelli O'Hara

I saw my first two Broadway shows when I was 4 years old, 'The Lion King' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' and…

— Max Schneider

I struggled for a while, but when I was cast in an Off Broadway show called 'Once Upon a Mattress,' that kind…

— Carol Burnett

When I made my Broadway debut, I was still cleaning houses, something I'd done since I went out on my own at 15.

— Aida Turturro

Broadway is not just the song and the shows; it's the individual performers and the community.

— Darren Criss

Moving to L.A. and making albums was an exciting outlet, but I always thought I'd be slumming it job to job in…

— Kirstin Maldonado

Madeline Kahn is one of my favourite people in the entire world and one of the funniest. She was a talented Broadway…

— John Grant

A young Brit girl with no theatre experience decided to take on an iconic American role on Broadway. Maybe I should have…

— Emilia Clarke

In college I did theater for my first two years. It was plays, as if it was Broadway, not movies or anything…

— Brandin Cooks

I've done a lot of Broadway plays, and I'm fortunate they've all been so successful.

— John Benjamin Hickey

Don't know about a cabaret act right now, would actually prefer a role in a broadway musical.

— Julia Barr

I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.

— Maddie Ziegler

Yeah, I put out some goofy stuff. I had no idea who I was as an artist at all before 'Posse on…

— Sir Mix-a-Lot

This film "Phantom" takes everything that's wrong with Broadway and puts it on the big screen in a gaudy splat.

— Stephanie Zacharek

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

— Idina Menzel

“Pretend you're not alone, Like you are center stage on Broadway. 'Cause when you're on your own a little opera goes a…

— Sky Sailing Adam Young

'Broadway Bound' is near and dear to my heart, as it was one of my happiest times on Broadway.

— Jason Alexander

I love acting. I love singing. Eventually, I'd love to go on Broadway. I love New York so much.

— Stefanie Scott