Alice Ripley Quotes
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Now, I come from a long line of narcissists. And I also have no kids - by choice - but I understand not being a mother and the pain that comes from that.
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I am always talking to students and telling them how you have to practice every day because you can't wait for someone to hire you. You need something you do for yourself, something that feeds your creative life.
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Facebook and Twitter and Instagram are excellent ways to keep in touch with the audience and maintain your image an actor.
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The road's a tough life, but I said 'yes,' because as a kid growing up in Ohio, I never had a chance to see a Tony-winning actress in a role she won the Tony for.
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I have learned that music comes in all shapes and sizes.
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I've always looked to that play, 'Virginia Woolf,' for a cue - as far as any cue I might need as an actor for inspiration or as a writer.
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George Hearn taught me that you learn that there are roles that are Tony roles and roles that are not.
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I wasn't a musical-theater kid. We went to plays at school and took field trips to see Shakespeare. And that really sparked that fire for me, and so that's still going, and I haven't given up on it.
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You've got to chop back the performance like a rose bush. That's when it's beautiful.
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Sometimes, you find the play; sometimes, the play finds you.
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Teachers want to teach you theory, and that's fine, but when it comes to rock and roll, you only need three chords. There's something comforting about that.
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David Mamet gives me great heart. When I ask myself, 'I don't know if I can do this again,' Mamet would say, 'Oh yes, you can.'
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'Next to Normal' has challenged me as an actor because of how complex Diana is. And that's got me hungry for another character like that in a non-singing role because it would be interesting to express that same intensity in a different way.
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The selections on 'Daily Practice' are all what I consider standard rock songs that have been absolutely essential to keeping me alive.
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All day I wait for my job, which I do at night, and once I get there, I walk a tightrope, jump through hoops, and take breathtaking dives.
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My mother is always the most vulnerable person in any room, and so I definitely have that part of her inside me.
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I love New York City. I really do. I 'heart' New York.
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I was always a big fan of 'Pippin' and 'Godspell,' even before I heard 'Meadowlark.'
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I grew up in Ohio. I was born in a suburb of Oakland, but I grew up in Ohio.
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My favourite roller coaster is the Millennium Force at Cedar Point in Ohio.
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I'm like a prize fighter. When I'm not on stage, every action that I take has to be focused on my next performance.
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I had to go off by myself to try and discover what my talent really was.
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Everyone has some sort of connection to mental illness.
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'American Psycho' reminds me of my track in 'Tommy,' my first Broadway show. It's similar conceptually and has that rock n' roll streak.