--- title: "11 Bye bye birdie Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Bye bye birdie quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Bye bye birdie sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/frankie-grande-10959_audition_my-first-audition-ever-was-for-bye-bye-b_2309701.jpg" --- > [My first audition ever was for 'Bye Bye Birdie' in fifth grade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frankie-grande/my-first-audition-ever-was-for-bye-bye-birdie-in-fifth-grade/) [Frankie Grande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frankie-grande/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/frankie-grande-10959_audition_my-first-audition-ever-was-for-bye-bye-b_2309701.jpg) > [I'm not a singer. In 'Bye Bye Birdie,' I think I was the sad girl who sits on the park bench during…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yvonne-strahovski/i-m-not-a-singer-in-bye-bye-birdie-i-think-i-was-the-sad-girl-who/) [Yvonne Strahovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yvonne-strahovski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/yvonne-strahovski-7589_bye-bye_i-m-not-a-singer-in-bye-bye-birdie-i-thi_973917.jpg) > [Initially, I wanted to be an ice skater, but then when I was 13 I saw Bye Bye Birdie, and that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liza-minnelli/initially-i-wanted-to-be-an-ice-skater-but-then-when-i-was-13-i-saw/) [Liza Minnelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liza-minnelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec1/liza-minnelli-7777_broadway_initially-i-wanted-to-be-an-ice-skater-b_1421694.jpg) > [We didn't have movies in this little mining town. When I was 12 my mom took me to New York and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-kidder/we-didn-t-have-movies-in-this-little-mining-town-when-i-was-12-my-mom/) [Margot Kidder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-kidder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/513/margot-kidder-9961_bye_we-didn-t-have-movies-in-this-little-min_382300.jpg) > [We did a lot of high school productions. My first was 'Twelfth Night.' I played Viola. We did 'Much Ado About Nothing'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yvonne-strahovski/we-did-a-lot-of-high-school-productions-my-first-was-twelfth-night-i/) [Yvonne Strahovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yvonne-strahovski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/yvonne-strahovski-7589_bye-bye_we-did-a-lot-of-high-school-productions_291329.jpg) > [When I was growing up, I had a nanny who would always play 'The Sound of Music' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumer-willis/when-i-was-growing-up-i-had-a-nanny-who-would-always-play-the-sound/) [Rumer Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumer-willis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7e/rumer-willis-13182_always_when-i-was-growing-up-i-had-a-nanny-who_1932242.jpg) > [When I auditioned for 'Bye Bye Birdie' on Broadway, Gower Champion said, 'You've got the job!' I said, 'Mr. Champion, I can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-van-dyke/when-i-auditioned-for-bye-bye-birdie-on-broadway-gower-champion-said/) [Dick Van Dyke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-van-dyke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/492/dick-van-dyke-2430_broadway_when-i-auditioned-for-bye-bye-birdie-on_756465.jpg) > [I got to play Kim in Bye Bye Birdie, Sandy in Grease, and Maria in The Sound of Music. And it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-swift/i-got-to-play-kim-in-bye-bye-birdie-sandy-in-grease-and-maria-in-the/) [Taylor Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-swift/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/taylor-swift-125_bye_i-got-to-play-kim-in-bye-bye-birdie-sand_3123871.jpg) > [In 1957, 'West Side Story' had introduced the musical to the reckless dark side of teen-age life; 'Bye Bye Birdie,' set in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lahr/in-1957-west-side-story-had-introduced-the-musical-to-the-reckless/) [John Lahr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lahr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/432/john-lahr-15002_age_in-1957-west-side-story-had-introduced-t_881065.jpg) > [I was thrown into a community production of 'Bye Bye Birdie' or something when I was a kid. I wanted to just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-stuhlbarg/i-was-thrown-into-a-community-production-of-bye-bye-birdie-or/) [Michael Stuhlbarg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-stuhlbarg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a7/michael-stuhlbarg-12244_birdie_i-was-thrown-into-a-community-production_2844074.jpg) > [The first role that I played as a musical - I was 14 years old, and I played Birdie in 'Bye Bye…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-stokes-mitchell/the-first-role-that-i-played-as-a-musical-i-was-14-years-old-and-i/) [Brian Stokes Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-stokes-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f0/brian-stokes-mitchell-6113_bye-bye_the-first-role-that-i-played-as-a-musica_2246868.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bye-bye-birdie/#itemlist", "name": "Bye bye birdie Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My first audition ever was for 'Bye Bye Birdie' in fifth grade.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Frankie Grande" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frankie-grande/my-first-audition-ever-was-for-bye-bye-birdie-in-fifth-grade/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/frankie-grande-10959_audition_my-first-audition-ever-was-for-bye-bye-b_2309701.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/frankie-grande-10959_audition_my-first-audition-ever-was-for-bye-bye-b_2309701.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/frankie-grande-10959_audition_my-first-audition-ever-was-for-bye-bye-b_2309701.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My first audition ever was for 'Bye Bye Birdie' in fifth grade.” — Frankie Grande", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not a singer. 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