Lea Salonga Quotes
I was 17 when I auditioned for 'Miss Saigon.' I really grew up doing that show. I pretty much knew, almost a year into 'Miss Saigon,' that I was going to be a performer, that I was going to be singing and acting.
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I'm a mother of three. I don't really have the time to put very elaborate outfits together, so I keep it casual but dress it up with shoes, a bag, and jewellery.
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I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves.
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My mother is the sort of a person who has no boundaries and no filter. She also has a big ego, but it's a very unique one. And I grew up with lots of artists in an environment where conformity and the norm were totally not what anybody was after.
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Jay Townsend has offered, and I have accepted, his resignation from his position with my campaign. Now let's return to talking about issues that really matter to families: job creation, spending restraint and economic development.
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I had this 'War and Peace' thing of wanting to experience war as a kind of incredible human enterprise. I even applied to Officer Candidate School. Then the practical side of me kicked in and I thought, 'I really don't want to get drafted.' So I went down to the physical and checked every psychological disorder and drug on the medical history form.
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I don't get star-struck at all.
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You're creating new things in movies and people are going to steal them.
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I'm not the type of person that is forced.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.
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My eye is ever on those who love me.
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The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.
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Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.
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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.
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Evolution - evolutionary change - does not happen quickly.
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I can't give more than I have. It doesn't matter if I am the most beautiful person in the room. There is inevitably going to be somebody way shinier and more tan than my pasty self.
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For me, the love really flowed when I found out the baby was a boy. That's when I could finally bond, once I knew 'it' was a him.
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Emotions should be real; one shouldn't come across as acting.
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We need to take down our "Do not disturb" signs... snap out of our stupor and come out of our coma and awake from our apathy.
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I think actors always find the dialogue doesn't quite fit, so you always have to play with it.
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A fuel of discontent and anxiety is probably pretty central to the fuel at 'Scandal!'
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Some companies are worth paying for up front.
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I was 17 when I auditioned for 'Miss Saigon.' I really grew up doing that show. I pretty much knew, almost a year into 'Miss Saigon,' that I was going to be a performer, that I was going to be singing and acting.
