Michael Urie Quotes
We perform the show for the people that are in the room and then that performance is theirs forever and ever.
Quotes to Explore
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When civilization takes a nose dive, how can you look away? You've got to be there. You've got to be at the bottom of the swimming pool taking notes.
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The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class.
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Forget mung beans' reputation as healthy yet bland - used right, they soak up loads of flavour.
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
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As I grew up in that world and saw how much it affected her world and how much it affected our childhood, it made me very aware of politics. Of course, I have my own private feelings and thoughts, but I don't care to share them.
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People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.
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A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.
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I love Dr. Hauschka's blue mascara. It's not so blue that it's like, 'What's wrong with you?' It's more like a secret that you're wearing it.
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The soldier who gropes for glory must submit himself to discipline. Subordination gives strength and security to an army. He that will not submit to it when corrected and improved by the experience of ages does not deserve the proud appellation of a soldier.
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Our growing, robust economy is able to provide the average American citizen access to the best social program there is - a steady job.
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Equipped with two cell phones - one for work and another for home - I like to think of myself as a kind of 21st-century digital pioneer, ready to network, fax, page, e-mail and - oh, yes - talk at will.
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There is no such thing as a pure introvert or extrovert. Such a person would be in the lunatic asylum.
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The English king's power was curbed by Parliament, though that wasn't always a good thing, as politicians often behave no better than monarchs - there are just more of them.
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I love doing comedy. I find comedy quite hard work. Comedy's underrated, I think, by actors, you know? It's difficult to get it right and get it funny. I really enjoy doing it. I kind of wish I'd done it more. I can't complain. I've had a fair crack of the whip.
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We come from Second City where you're taught if you make your fellow stage partner look good, that makes you look good.
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I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven.
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Loosen up, and everybody around you will loosen up.
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I don't believe in writing anything that I don't know about or haven't researched about personally. I like to transport the reader to places, and in order to do that I have to do the research.
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Socialism is simply Communism for people without the testosterone to man the barricades.
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I think people tend to live, whether they like it or not, influenced by what's next door to them.
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Drama is about conflict, and it's about putting obstacles in the path of people you who care about.
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And people say it all the time: 'You're a celebrity.' No, I'm an actor. I'm a producer. I'm a director. I'm a toad. I'm roadkill. I'm anything but a celebrity.
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You can't fake being a star. But you can also become a great personality.
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We perform the show for the people that are in the room and then that performance is theirs forever and ever.
