Guys And Dolls Quotes

17 quotes from 17 authors

The phrase ‘guys and dolls’ pops up whenever people contrast masculine and feminine perspectives in everyday banter. Here you’ll find seventeen succinct observations from as many authors, each shedding light on gender roles, stereotypes, or the playful tension between the two. The collection is handy for anyone wanting a quick cultural snapshot or a spark for deeper conversation.

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I was so enthralled watching 'Guys and Dolls' and learning about the Rat Pack.

Brendon Urie

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I got my Equity card from an audition out of Backstage. We did 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Kismet.'

John C. McGinley

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I am an opera virgin; I'd far prefer to see a musical such as 'Guys and Dolls.

Sophie Thompson

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I want to play Miss Adelaide in 'Guys and Dolls.' Really badly.

Finty Williams

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When I'm older, I'd like to play one of Tennessee Williams's women and an older Adelaide in 'Guys and Dolls.'

Suranne Jones

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I would mimic what I saw in Grease and Guys and Dolls in front of my mom's mirror and I would practice…

Elizabeth Olsen

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I started acting in junior high. I was in 'Guys and Dolls.' I was Stanley Kowalski. In my head, before coming to…

Maz Jobrani

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I only did five or six weeks in 'Guys and Dolls,' and when I was 26 or so, I was in 'Blood…

Sarah Lancashire

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I like 'Guys and Dolls,' 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'A Star Is Born.' When it works, a musical is an amazing…

John Carney

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Sinatra is so connected with the persona of the 'Guys and Dolls' characters even though he had great conflicts with Frank Loesser…

Michael Feinstein

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I played Sky Masterson in 'Guys and Dolls' at St. Ignatius. I walked out onstage at one point looking for Nathan Detroit,…

Rory O'Malley

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They [Barnes Theatre Club] were a very good group, and for some reason when I finished the backstage thing, I just decided…

Robert Pattinson

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My father was Abe Burrows, who was a Broadway legend. 'Guys and Dolls,' 'How to Succeed,' 'Cactus Flower,' '40 Karats,' 'Can-Can,' 'Happy…

James Burrows

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As a child, I loved to sing. When I was 8, my mother sent my brother and me to a summer music…

Renee Elise Goldsberry

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I was born Joseph Lane, but when I applied to the actors union, they said they already had a Joe Lane on…

Nathan Lane

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I first came to London as a musician, and when my group broke up, I did 'Guys and Dolls' at the Watford…

Clarke Peters

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“My father was a renowned chef, who had learned his trade as an apprentice in Europe. During the depression with work hard…

Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One

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