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title: "3 Antoinette Perry Quotes"
description: "Mary Antoinette \"Tony\" Perry was an American actress, producer, director and administrator known for her work in theatre. She was co-founder and secreta..."
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# Antoinette Perry

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Mary Antoinette "Tony" Perry was an American actress, producer, director and administrator known for her work in theatre. She was co-founder and secretary of the American Theatre Wing and is the eponym of the Tony Awards, presented by that organization for excellence in Broadway theatre.

##  Quotes by Antoinette Perry

> [Should l go on playing bridge and dining, going in the same old monotonous circle? It's easy that way, but it's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antoinette-perry/should-l-go-on-playing-bridge-and-dining-going-in-the-same-old/)

Antoinette Perry

[Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bridges/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f75/antoinette-perry-83350_bridges_should-l-go-on-playing-bridge-and-dining_2744337.jpg)

> [I had an interest, for as long as I could remember, in theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antoinette-perry/i-had-an-interest-for-as-long-as-i-could-remember-in-theater/)

Antoinette Perry

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/antoinette-perry-83350_actor_i-had-an-interest-for-as-long-as-i-could_2907502.jpg)

> [Why, when I was a child, I didn't say, as most children do, that I was going to become an actress. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antoinette-perry/why-when-i-was-a-child-i-didn-t-say-as-most-children-do-that-i-was/)

Antoinette Perry

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0e/antoinette-perry-83350_actor_why-when-i-was-a-child-i-didn-t-say-as-m_2942290.jpg)

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