SpongeBob has these qualities that I aspire to. Sure, he's a little naive, maybe, but he's so optimistic and is able to put his love of his friends and family above everything else. — Ethan Slater Copy Share Image
In my senior year of high school, I was doing a dance with a bunch of friends for the talent show, and my pants split entirely in half. It was incredible. — Ethan Slater Copy Share Image
One of my favorite pieces of fan mail was a gift that I got. It was a jar filled with handwritten nice thoughts. — Ethan Slater Copy Share Image
I grew up with SpongeBob - it came out in 1999, right before I turned 7. So it's been a part of my life… — Ethan Slater Copy Share Image
I've gotten to meet Sara Bareilles a couple of times. I'm just a such a massive fan of hers, from her albums to 'Waitress'… — Ethan Slater Copy Share Image
Making my Broadway debut was, in and of itself, just a dream come true. I've wanted to be on Broadway forever. — Ethan Slater Copy Share Image
There's a social element of me that's pretty reserved. High school was when I was starting to come out of my shell because of… — Ethan Slater Copy Share Image
Playing SpongeBob is freeing. There is something intrinsically about him that people identify with no matter their age. — Ethan Slater Copy Share Image
I've always been somebody who sort of throws himself, you could say, obsessively into whatever thing I'm passionate about. — Ethan Slater Copy Share Image
The whole cast and creative team were definitely aware of the 'This is the death of Broadway!' kind of thing about 'SpongeBob,' but we've… — Ethan Slater Copy Share Image
One of the things I've found about SpongeBob's movement style is that, in addition to being animated and sort of stretching and squeezing, he's… — Ethan Slater Copy Share Image
When the show starts, I am in my SpongeBob stance, and I walk like SpongeBob, and the first step that I take, I am… — Ethan Slater Copy Share Image
My mother passed away when I was seven. She had a piano in the house that she was teaching my sisters how to play.… — Ethan Slater Copy Share Image
