Alice Ripley Quotes
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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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I was 14. I went to see a production of 'Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,' and when they got to that final song, 'If We Only Have Love,' it was like the top of my head had blown off.
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Making music has saved my life.
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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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I'm kind of a dork at being able to dress myself.
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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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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 take a lot of naps.
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I'm a strong follower of hydrotherapy.
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Everyone has some sort of connection to mental illness.
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I would love to play Mary in 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' or 'Virginia Woolf' or a comedy - just, like, a slapstick comedy.
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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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The really good stuff- the 'Hamiltons' - comes out after decades of writing and being committed.
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Leisure time is when I'm not at the Booth Theater.
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My favourite roller coaster is the Millennium Force at Cedar Point in Ohio.
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I have a soft spot for vintage movie houses covered in goo; what can I say?
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I cry at Kodak commercials.
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I have learned that music comes in all shapes and sizes.
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For me, in the audition, the song that you choose should make you cry. It doesn't matter why: it could be because you're happy, but it gives you that feeling that you're overflowing.
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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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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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Part of the frustration of being bipolar is people don't understand what it feels like.
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I was always a big fan of 'Pippin' and 'Godspell,' even before I heard 'Meadowlark.'
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Nothing is hanging on my walls.