College Quote by Tom Kitt

In senior year at college, Paula Vogel was my playwriting teacher; she is the first person to introduce me to the notion that a…

— Lynn Nottage

In the back of my mind, when we were developing 'Next to Normal,' I always heard Alice Ripley.

— Tom Kitt

I went through a big Alice Cooper phase, which was probably a major influence on my writing style later, especially after Plastic Surgery Disasters.

— Jello Biafra

What influenced me was Tori Amos, who was unapologetic about expressing anger through music, and Sinead O'Connor. Those two in particular were really moving…

— Alanis Morissette

I was in the company of movie stars, important directors, and powerful business tycoons. I felt like Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole.

— Molly Bloom

I learned so much from Jane Lynch. She was the funniest and most talented person. She taught me so much about being a performer.

— Chord Overstreet

My parents were acting teachers, but I was a bookworm who was passionate about music.

— Alison Sudol

Amy Winehouse affected my life tremendously. I think maybe she was the first sense of intimacy that I had with a complete stranger, musically…

— Jessie Reyez

I have a lot in common with Lewis Carroll's Alice (my favorite female literary heroine, besides Becky Sharp). I've been sent on a journey…

— Lance Loud

This career essentially chased me down while I was on the spoken-word scene in New York. I kept hearing that my delivery of my…

— Sonja Sohn

After I graduated, I tried Broadway, which was difficult for me. It was tough to get a part on Broadway, so I just started…

— Don Rickles

I definitely was inspired by drama teachers in high school named Mr. Walsh and Ms. O'Neil, and both of them were very formative in…

— Natasha Rothwell