Elaine Paige

My dad always told me that perseverance furthers. He was right.

— Elaine Paige

I have been extremely pleased to support the Trust's work in the Lupus Unit ever since. Personal experience also motivated me to…

— Elaine Paige

I never enjoyed being famous.

— Elaine Paige

Evita' obviously would always be very special to me because it was the first major musical that I did on stage and…

— Elaine Paige

I received the most fantastic welcome to the Broadway Theatre community. I walked on stage to tremendous applause and a long standing…

— Elaine Paige

If you're a serious actor, you wouldn't put yourself up for one of those shows in case you got bumped off the…

— Elaine Paige

I don't listen to so much music now. I did when I was younger. Music is so much part of my work.…

— Elaine Paige

I've never been very good at manipulating my career, but fortunately I haven't needed to.

— Elaine Paige

Just because you are successful in one area does not necessarily mean you're going to be successful in another.

— Elaine Paige

Actors already striving in the theatre wouldn't dream of putting themselves on these shows; it means that only about 10% of the…

— Elaine Paige

Maybe the higher echelons of my range aren't as easily accessible, but that's OK; you change the key.

— Elaine Paige

Learn to take rejection, keep fit and work only with the best in your field.

— Elaine Paige

But you know, I'm not 25 anymore, and I have always said musical theater in particular is a young person's game. It…

— Elaine Paige

One was never taught how to begin at drama school. But all it required was one intake of breath.

— Elaine Paige

Oh, it was awful, and I vowed to myself I would never, ever push myself to the edge that much again. It…

— Elaine Paige

You couldn't even write me a paper about the roles you would dream of playing in modern musical theatre.

— Elaine Paige

I will be singing primarily all the songs from the musicals that I have been in from over the years.

— Elaine Paige

I did miss the music a bit - but only in the wings, when I was waiting to go on. It seemed…

— Elaine Paige

If you are in a play, and you catch a cold, you are able to muddle through. If you are carrying a…

— Elaine Paige

I remember Tim telling me that he had an idea for a musical and he said to me that he was hoping…

— Elaine Paige

My shoes are size 2 and a 1/2, the same size as my feet

— Elaine Paige

My first singing role was as Susanna in a school production in a shortened form of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. I…

— Elaine Paige