I'm trying to focus on original material. That is what I've had my luck with. — Idina Menzel Focus Copy Share Image
I will never leave the theater. My heart is there, and I love being on stage 8 times a week. — Idina Menzel Being Copy Share Image
I would like to get another job in London or tour there. I miss my friends. — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I started singing weddings and bar mitzvahs at 15, lying about my age. It was a great discipline. — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
As I get older, I realize all I've done is sing and act and hone those skills. — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
Everybody thinks it's going to be so glamorous, so cool, you're on 'Glee,' you know, a hit show or whatever. — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I don't think I ever really knew the right words to 'Hava Nagilah,' which isn't great for a Jewish singer. — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
As an artist, you have to express yourself. I make no excuses for my versatility. I grew up singing classical arias, but… — Idina Menzel Art Copy Share Image
I know I'm known for singing some of those high notes, but that's really not what giving someone goosebumps is all about.… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I set the bar high because I don't want to do just any other show just to keep working. I want to… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I'm a mom - I'm lucky if I get to shower in the morning. Luckily, nail polish stays on my toes. I've… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I definitely use my music to kind of alleviate my stress and get me through specific moments in time where I'm just… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
They're always so serious, the orchestras, you know? It's always a fun contrast of that song and the genre of music. And… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I made a good living for a teenager. And I had to learn all different kinds of music - jazz, swing, Motown,… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
You can't get it all right all the time, but you can try your best. If you've done that, all that's left… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
When I lived in London when I did 'Wicked' there, everyone told me the audiences might be much more reserved, but I… — Idina Menzel Audiences Copy Share Image
It's hard to absorb and to allow all that attention and accolades for 'Rent' because the rest of the country doesn't know… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
As much as I appreciate people putting me in the category of these very acrobatic belters, I feel like my strength is… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
Believe me, I don't take that lightly. To have struck gold twice with 'Rent' and 'Wicked.' I know it's rare and I'm… — Idina Menzel Audiences Copy Share Image
Performing isn't only about the acrobatics and the high notes: It's staying in the moment, connecting with the audience in an authentic… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I always like to sing barefoot, but when I first started doing these dates with the symphonies, I of course thought I… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
You get to relive your childhood when you have a baby and you see these toys and these books you read when… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
My husband and I grew up with parents who supported our passion, and we're grateful to them for that. It really helps… — Idina Menzel Art Copy Share Image
I will never leave the theater. My heart is there and I love being on stage eight times a week. — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
There are lots of things I'm acquainting myself with now to be a more well-rounded person. — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I don't quite know how to put it into words, but I feel for the audience that I have; I know them. — Idina Menzel Audience Copy Share Image
The cool thing is that, unlike film, the theatre roles for women get better and better as you get older. — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I like to originate new roles and characters for musical theater. — Idina Menzel Characters Copy Share Image
Not like [Adele Dazeems] going to follow me around for the rest of my life. — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
The one who tried too hard, the outsider, the oddball. Yeah, that was me. — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I have a wide spectrum, a wide demographic. I have the young girls, I have the gay community, I have many regular… — Idina Menzel Community Copy Share Image
I find that, maybe because I'm also a singer, I hear music in characters all the time, even if they don't sing.… — Idina Menzel Character Copy Share Image
My younger sister had kids before I did, and managed to earn a master's degree while raising them as a single parent.… — Idina Menzel Ability Copy Share Image
I sing in many different colors and, hopefully, they add up to a great performance that, after you leave the theater, makes… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I think as women, the smarter and more powerful we are, the more it can be threatening and alienating to other people,… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
The more success you get, you start to be harder on yourself or more afraid of the looking glass. You have to… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I have the potential to be very strong and powerful, sometimes angry, sometimes passionate. I also can be shy and withhold that… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I'd been a wedding singer through college, but after a few years of doing my best renditions of jazz standards to clinking… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
After 'Rent,' I tried to make a record, and it didn't work out, and it was the Broadway community that welcomed me… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image