At the beginning, a good amount of spite fueled that. The worst part of doing this work is waiting for permission, begging for permission, trying to prove that you are worthy of permission to make something or do something. And… — Cole Escola Copy Share Image
I would love to write something that I'm not in and just be in a rehearsal room as a writer. But I love theater. — Cole Escola Copy Share Image
I grew up in Oregon. I have a younger brother and an older sister. We were very poor. VERY POOR. We lived in a… — Cole Escola Copy Share Image
I grew up in a trailer until I was 5 or 6, and then my dad chased us out with a gun. — Cole Escola Copy Share Image
I do have that secret desire to be a cabaret star and just sing Cole Porter medleys. — Cole Escola Copy Share Image
I just wanted to make the stupidest, funniest thing possible. My version of Mary Todd Lincoln is basically just me. — Cole Escola Copy Share Image
The first Broadway show that I ever saw was 'Kiss Me, Kate.' I was in New York, on a school trip. — Cole Escola Copy Share Image
There's something so embarrassing about doing characters and talking about it. It's humiliating. — Cole Escola Copy Share Image
I went to school at Marymount Manhattan College for a year, and then I dropped out. — Cole Escola Copy Share Image
I don't understand relationships. I feel like I'm pretending when I'm in one. Like, 'Oh yeah, I love eating with my left hand. This… — Cole Escola Copy Share Image
