--- title: "17 Guys And Dolls Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 17 Guys And Dolls quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Guys And Dolls sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/brendon-urie-1879_about_i-was-so-enthralled-watching-guys-and-do_337813.png" --- > [I was so enthralled watching 'Guys and Dolls' and learning about the Rat Pack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendon-urie/i-was-so-enthralled-watching-guys-and-dolls-and-learning-about-the/) [Brendon Urie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendon-urie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/brendon-urie-1879_about_i-was-so-enthralled-watching-guys-and-do_337813.png) > [I am an opera virgin; I'd far prefer to see a musical such as 'Guys and Dolls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-thompson/i-am-an-opera-virgin-i-d-far-prefer-to-see-a-musical-such-as-guys-and/) [Sophie Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dc/sophie-thompson-33222_dolls_i-am-an-opera-virgin-i-d-far-prefer-to-s_456538.jpg) > [I got my Equity card from an audition out of Backstage. We did 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Kismet.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/i-got-my-equity-card-from-an-audition-out-of-backstage-we-did-guys/) [John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27d/john-c-mcginley-14324_actor_i-got-my-equity-card-from-an-audition-ou_1828956.png) > [When I'm older, I'd like to play one of Tennessee Williams's women and an older Adelaide in 'Guys and Dolls.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suranne-jones/when-i-m-older-i-d-like-to-play-one-of-tennessee-williams-s-women-and/) [Suranne Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suranne-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faf/suranne-jones-14883_dolls_when-i-m-older-i-d-like-to-play-one-of-t_1665101.jpg) > [I want to play Miss Adelaide in 'Guys and Dolls.' Really badly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/finty-williams/i-want-to-play-miss-adelaide-in-guys-and-dolls-really-badly/) [Finty Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/finty-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/593/finty-williams-18597_dolls_i-want-to-play-miss-adelaide-in-guys-and_1713962.jpg) > [I would mimic what I saw in Grease and Guys and Dolls in front of my mom's mirror and I would practice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-olsen/i-would-mimic-what-i-saw-in-grease-and-guys-and-dolls-in-front-of-my/) [Elizabeth Olsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-olsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/elizabeth-olsen-10255_dolls_i-would-mimic-what-i-saw-in-grease-and-g_3106272.png) > [I started acting in junior high. I was in 'Guys and Dolls.' I was Stanley Kowalski. In my head, before coming to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maz-jobrani/i-started-acting-in-junior-high-i-was-in-guys-and-dolls-i-was-stanley/) [Maz Jobrani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maz-jobrani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50a/maz-jobrani-8028_acting_i-started-acting-in-junior-high-i-was-in_2821709.jpg) > [I only did five or six weeks in 'Guys and Dolls,' and when I was 26 or so, I was in 'Blood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/i-only-did-five-or-six-weeks-in-guys-and-dolls-and-when-i-was-26-or/) [Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03e/sarah-lancashire-5243_actor_i-only-did-five-or-six-weeks-in-guys-and_921591.png) > [Sinatra is so connected with the persona of the 'Guys and Dolls' characters even though he had great conflicts with Frank Loesser…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-feinstein/sinatra-is-so-connected-with-the-persona-of-the-guys-and-dolls/) [Michael Feinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-feinstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/853/michael-feinstein-21274_dolls_sinatra-is-so-connected-with-the-persona_2869113.jpg) > [I like 'Guys and Dolls,' 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'A Star Is Born.' When it works, a musical is an amazing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carney/i-like-guys-and-dolls-singin-in-the-rain-and-a-star-is-born-when-it/) [John Carney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e5/john-carney-41414_actor_i-like-guys-and-dolls-singin-in-the-rain_145267.jpg) > [I played Sky Masterson in 'Guys and Dolls' at St. Ignatius. I walked out onstage at one point looking for Nathan Detroit,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-o-malley/i-played-sky-masterson-in-guys-and-dolls-at-st-ignatius-i-walked-out/) [Rory O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-o-malley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/rory-o-malley-14799_done_i-played-sky-masterson-in-guys-and-dolls_2472661.jpg) > [ They \[Barnes Theatre Club\] were a very good group, and for some reason when I finished the backstage thing, I just decided… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-pattinson/they-barnes-theatre-club-were-a-very-good-group-and-for-some-reason/) [Robert Pattinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-pattinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cab/robert-pattinson-778_acting_they-barnes-theatre-club-were-a-very-goo_2538345.jpg) > [My father was Abe Burrows, who was a Broadway legend. 'Guys and Dolls,' 'How to Succeed,' 'Cactus Flower,' '40 Karats,' 'Can-Can,' 'Happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-burrows/my-father-was-abe-burrows-who-was-a-broadway-legend-guys-and-dolls/) [James Burrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-burrows/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7f/james-burrows-35721_abe_my-father-was-abe-burrows-who-was-a-broa_3166008.jpg) > [As a child, I loved to sing. When I was 8, my mother sent my brother and me to a summer music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-elise-goldsberry/as-a-child-i-loved-to-sing-when-i-was-8-my-mother-sent-my-brother-and/) [Renee Elise Goldsberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-elise-goldsberry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd5/renee-elise-goldsberry-15707_brother_as-a-child-i-loved-to-sing-when-i-was-8_144789.jpg) > [I was born Joseph Lane, but when I applied to the actors union, they said they already had a Joe Lane on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-lane/i-was-born-joseph-lane-but-when-i-applied-to-the-actors-union-they/) [Nathan Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-lane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/nathan-lane-14095_actor_i-was-born-joseph-lane-but-when-i-applie_3101110.jpg) > [I first came to London as a musician, and when my group broke up, I did 'Guys and Dolls' at the Watford…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarke-peters/i-first-came-to-london-as-a-musician-and-when-my-group-broke-up-i-did/) [Clarke Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarke-peters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/081/clarke-peters-46341_broke_i-first-came-to-london-as-a-musician-and_691990.jpg) > [“My father was a renowned chef, who had learned his trade as an apprentice in Europe. During the depression with work hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/my-father-was-a-renowned-chef-who-had-learned-his-trade-as-an/) [Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/captain-hank-bracker-seawater_food_my-father-was-a-renowned-chef-who-had-le_2146559.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guys-and-dolls/#itemlist", "name": "Guys And Dolls Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was so enthralled watching 'Guys and Dolls' and learning about the Rat Pack.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brendon Urie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendon-urie/i-was-so-enthralled-watching-guys-and-dolls-and-learning-about-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/brendon-urie-1879_about_i-was-so-enthralled-watching-guys-and-do_337813.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/brendon-urie-1879_about_i-was-so-enthralled-watching-guys-and-do_337813.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/brendon-urie-1879_about_i-was-so-enthralled-watching-guys-and-do_337813.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was so enthralled watching 'Guys and Dolls' and learning about the Rat Pack.” — Brendon Urie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am an opera virgin; I'd far prefer to see a musical such as 'Guys and Dolls.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sophie Thompson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-thompson/i-am-an-opera-virgin-i-d-far-prefer-to-see-a-musical-such-as-guys-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dc/sophie-thompson-33222_dolls_i-am-an-opera-virgin-i-d-far-prefer-to-s_456538.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dc/sophie-thompson-33222_dolls_i-am-an-opera-virgin-i-d-far-prefer-to-s_456538.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dc/sophie-thompson-33222_dolls_i-am-an-opera-virgin-i-d-far-prefer-to-s_456538.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am an opera virgin; I'd far prefer to see a musical such as 'Guys and Dolls.” — Sophie Thompson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I got my Equity card from an audition out of Backstage. 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When it works, a musical is an amazing thing. But it rarely works.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Carney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carney/i-like-guys-and-dolls-singin-in-the-rain-and-a-star-is-born-when-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e5/john-carney-41414_actor_i-like-guys-and-dolls-singin-in-the-rain_145267.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e5/john-carney-41414_actor_i-like-guys-and-dolls-singin-in-the-rain_145267.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e5/john-carney-41414_actor_i-like-guys-and-dolls-singin-in-the-rain_145267.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like 'Guys and Dolls,' 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'A Star Is Born.' 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I'm Sky Masterson!'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rory O'Malley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-o-malley/i-played-sky-masterson-in-guys-and-dolls-at-st-ignatius-i-walked-out/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/rory-o-malley-14799_done_i-played-sky-masterson-in-guys-and-dolls_2472661.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/rory-o-malley-14799_done_i-played-sky-masterson-in-guys-and-dolls_2472661.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/rory-o-malley-14799_done_i-played-sky-masterson-in-guys-and-dolls_2472661.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I played Sky Masterson in 'Guys and Dolls' at St. Ignatius. 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