Creative process Quote by Gavin Creel

To be nominated was enough, but when I won I the Tony I just felt relief.

— Patti LuPone

I would like to have won a Tony, I guess, because I have always thought of myself as a theater person. But I've won…

— Stephen Schwartz

When I got to New York, all I wanted to do - or so I thought - was win a Tony award or, at…

— Tituss Burgess

I got nominated for a Tony, which was a complete surprise. It was an experience that I will always cherish

— Sanaa Lathan

I got nominated for a Tony in my Broadway debut, which was fascinating and thrilling and sort of unbelievable all at the same time.

— Pablo Schreiber

I didn't see the Tony nomination coming at all. It wasn't on my radar. I just was happy to have a gig, and one…

— Ariana DeBose

There's a mythical status to the Tony Awards. When you're growing up as an actor, you hear about Broadway and the Tonys, but it's…

— Richard McCabe

Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.

— Kate Fleetwood

Sometimes I say to myself, 'Oh, I wish I could win a Tony Award', although I'm not that bothered.

— David Sedaris

I've got a Grammy and Emmy, I'd like to have a Tony.

— Cyndi Lauper

Even if the Tonys aren't as glitzy as the Oscars, being a part of the ceremony is no less exciting.

— Essie Davis

I think the Oscar is the big money award; that means you've made it in a money sense. The Tony has always represented -…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell