I always loved playing the sidekick, and that's what I expected - I didn't think I was pretty enough or diva enough to play the lead. — Jessie Mueller Copy Share Image
The thing I try to tell people who are just starting in the business is to listen to yourself, trust yourself, and be kind… — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
Directors didn't know what to do with me in college. I didn't really sound like a belter. I didn't look like a soprano. But… — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
'What's the Use' is normally done with all the women onstage with Julie. Sometimes it's staged as a 'lay at my feet, dear children,… — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
'White Christmas' is one of my favorite movies, so I've always just had a love for that kind of golden era musical. — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
As an actor, you always use the tools of who you are and your experience of what you have to offer. — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
I didn't really start performing until high school. My whole family is actually in the business, and started in the business in Chicago, so… — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
I think the job of art and drama is to hold a mirror up to those things and say, 'What do you think about… — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
I really feel strongly that we don't need to dumb things down for children. — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
I grew up watching the films of 'Carousel' and 'Oklahoma' and 'The Music Man' and 'My Fair Lady' - all the classic musicals of… — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
I always thought moving to New York would mean starting over in theater, because I had great work in Chicago and didn't want to… — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
The thing that gives me great hope is that I think, if anything, our world now is ready to be, like, 'This stuff happens.'… — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
I watch Renee Fleming a lot. I listen to Renee Fleming a lot. She was like my built-in master class. — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
I always loved playing the sidekick, and that's what I expected - I didn't think I was pretty enough or diva enough to play… — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
I'm glad to say I'm experiencing more of a conversation in my artistic workforce world than I ever have before. But it's a job,… — Jessie Mueller Copy Share
