Broadway Quotes · Page 13

No show would be successful if you took a group of people and just said, 'You're dumb!' over and over. That's not…

— Trey Parker

I had the greatest time on Broadway and made friends I never expected to make!

— Clay Aiken

Hip-hop was indifferent to Broadway. We didn't need Broadway, but I think Broadway needed hip-hop.

— Daveed Diggs

We may have limped onto Broadway as the underdogs, but underdogs bite back occasionally.

— Bernie Taupin

I love Broadway. I love live performing. It's really spiritual when you can get to interact with people, and they actually affect…

— Mya

Everyone would like to be on Broadway, cause if a show works, you make a great deal of money and it allows…

— Stephen Sondheim

I've always loved Broadway, but I never thought I'd actually do it because I was never a full Broadway dancer. And I…

— Darren Criss

I don't have regrets. I've never sat here and thought, 'Gee, if only I'd done 'The Man Who Came to Dinner' on…

— Don Rickles

I was at the Apollo Theater all the time, skipping school, and I worked in a barbershop. That's how I started with…

— George Clinton

It's tourists in New York. Everything is geared towards that. It's so hard on Broadway now for them to get people in…

— Delta Burke

I remember when I was in 'Hairspray' - my first Broadway show - I truly was in awe of the voices I…

— Diana DeGarmo

After a few nonunion shows, I got booked as the understudy for the lead of 'Newsies.' I was in the original Broadway…

— Mike Faist

“They drummed you out of Hollywood, so you come crawling back to Broadway. But Broadway doesn't go for booze and dope. Now…

— Jacqueline Susann

I always, always meant to be on stage. I only ended up even auditioning for television and movies because I was understudying…

— Jennifer Garner

I am a collector of many things, but I particularly love the sterling silver mint julep cups, each engraved with the titles…

— Bryan Batt

Broadway is such a diverse community. Everybody knows how I believe, and everyone believes, and it's not a big deal. But in…

— Kristin Chenoweth

My first job was on Broadway. Then I went into the Navy. When I came out of the Navy, I went back…

— Kirk Douglas

I feel like I've been dealing with that building over the years because of the Broadway community, so I'm treating it in…

— Aaron Tveit

For performances I have my favorite go to's like Prince, Donna Summer, Vanity 6, Sheila E, but it also depends on the…

— Mya

People need to understand. If they go to a show on Broadway and find seventy people working but only fifty spectators, how…

— Ferran Adria

There's been so much talk in the news lately about illegal aliens in the workplace. When was the last time an illegal…

— Greg Giraldo

Most actors don't understand acting. I think it's an art form that craft is out the window. I don't think people get…

— Viola Davis

My feeling about young people who want to pursue a career is - the first thing is do your homework on where…

— Lorna Luft

I can tell you that in my modern life I enjoy language. I enjoy words, their meaning, what they sound like to…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

I'd like to create a role on Broadway. That would really heighten my senses.

— Jamie Farr

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway. They say there's always magic In the air.

— George Benson

I love the theater community and theater life, and would love to figure out the distinctive differences between Broadway and the West…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

My plays aren't stylistically the same. Just being an African-American woman playwright on Broadway is experimental.

— Suzan-Lori Parks

A lot of Broadway has that immigrant narrative of America as a place where you can become something else against all odds.

— Deborah Kass

I got to see Linda's [Hart] live when it first came on Broadway. I just loved her. I've always been a fan…

— Kristin Chenoweth

I don't think of myself as a TV actor. I think of myself as a film, television and Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway actor.

— David Duchovny

I relished the opportunity to be on Broadway... It's the holy grail for people like me.

— Jeremy Piven

Many actors in films are willing to go to Broadway, and screenwriters are writing plays. It's almost commonplace.

— Marc Platt

I did Chicago on Broadway the year before last. That was a great opportunity and I had a blast.

— Kevin Richardson

There are three ways to achieve stardom. Do a hit Broadway play, make a top box-office feature, or go into a successful…

— Mike Connors

If I do what I really want to do, I'm not going to do a typical commercial Broadway show, so I'm going…

— Mitch Leigh

I would love to do Broadway. That was my original aim, when I first started acting when I was 13. I wanted…

— Dove Cameron

The phone rings and there's another Broadway show or another TV series or a movie. That's the gamble you take.

— Jamie Farr

People see a lot of huge stuff on Broadway, but there's always Off-Broadway energy and also shows that you can work in.

— Loretta Devine

I know they are 'cause I can play this here guitar. I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway.

— George Benson