Erich Bergen Quotes
A lot of my friends were a lot into theater a lot earlier than I was. A lot of my friends were kids who were in The Broadway Kids and the kids auditioning for Gavroche in 'Les Miz.' I was never that kid. I was weaned on Michael Jackson. Not literally, because that would have been odd.
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I was doing community theater since I was about nine.
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In my theater work, I've had much more three-dimensional, broader-stroke characters.
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The first Broadway show I saw was when I was 11. I saw 'Hair.'
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I discovered the theater when I was in the first grade.
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Beyonce is very special. I think the super-pop thing that supposedly died with Michael Jackson is still there with her.
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I was in New York doing musicals in the theater and on Broadway before 'Orange,' so people always ask, 'Are you ever going to get to sing? Does she even sing?' But people who know me know I actually do sing.
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I would love to do a live show with dancers and fashion and scenic elements - definitely bring my love of the theater to a concert-style performance.
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I would love to do Broadway again.
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There's always something more to be accomplished with a character. Theater is a human experience. There's nothing shellacked or finished off about it. I guess that's why it always draws me back.
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Up until I started on YouTube, my first love was musical theater.
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I love doing theater. That's where my home is.
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In my opinion, theater shouldn't give advice to citizens.
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I'd love to do theater. I've done so many plays in my life. I still think of that as my main thing.
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I started a theater called Steppenwolf. We've been very supportive of the veterans there.
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I had all the normal interests - I played basketball and I headed the school paper. But I also developed very early a great love for music and literature and the theater.
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When I was on Broadway, people would really just recognize me around the theater. When you're showing up on commercials and posters, the scope of people recognizing you gets a little wider.
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I did 'Fences' off-broadway at the Beacon Theater, so it's amazing that Denzel Washington and Viola Davis brought it to Broadway.
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I love the smell of a theater. The old rooms and the carpet and all that stuff. I love to tell stories. Even before I was doing music, I saw myself as a director. So most of my songs come in a play form, you know, where there are characters and stories, so I like to go beyond just the song sometimes.
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I played St. Jimmy on Broadway I sort of caught the acting bug. But I didn't want to go full-bore into it because I have a lot to learn.
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The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers.
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Duhhhhhhh, tanks, Buttercup.
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Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.
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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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A lot of my friends were a lot into theater a lot earlier than I was. A lot of my friends were kids who were in The Broadway Kids and the kids auditioning for Gavroche in 'Les Miz.' I was never that kid. I was weaned on Michael Jackson. Not literally, because that would have been odd.
