City Quote by Bridget Everett

I sang opera for over four years when I was younger.

— Lele Pons

I had opera training for three years, and I have three albums out. I also did a Broadway show. I'm an actor that sings,…

— Jaime Camil

I think my first audition was for a local musical. It was quick. I didn't get the role.

— Josephine Langford

You can be born with the talent to be an opera star, but you've got to work and practice it.

— Iris Apfel

I'm a classically trained opera singer. I thought that was my journey.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I had classical training but I don't consider myself an opera singer though.

— Emmy Rossum

For years, I wasn't in the least bit interested in opera.

— Simon McBurney

I never get a role if I audition for it.

— Radhika Apte

I started acting as a child in Community Theatre but I didn't do any serious stuff. It was all musicals like 'Annie' and 'Wizard…

— Michelle Williams

I'd been auditioning for parts for years. I never got any better at it. I'm crap at auditions. I know there are people who…

— Jamie Dornan

I was a Hollywood musical fan as a kid, and I know how rare it is for someone who originates the Broadway role to…

— John Lloyd Young

In high school, I did some musicals, but I never took acting until college. I was studying opera, classical voice, and a speech teacher…

— Forest Whitaker