Alice Ripley Quotes

United States, Actress
December 14, 1963

Alice Ripley (born December 14, 1963) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and mixed media artist. She is known, in particular, for her various roles on Broadway in musicals, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal (2009 Tony Award, Best Actress in a Musical) and Side Show. She most recently played three roles in the short-lived Broadway musical, American Psycho. Alice Ripley has released albums with her band, RIPLEY, including the single, "Beautiful Eyes", released in February 2012. She also performs as a solo artist,while in February 2011 she released Alice Ripley Daily Practice, Volume 1, a stripped-down collection of acoustic rock covers.

Also known as Singer, Songwriter

There is genuine healing in a beautifully crafted musical theatre song, like Stephen Sondheim's 'Losing My Mind,' or a pop music gem like Joni Mitchell's 'Help Me.'

Alice Ripley
- Music
- Mind
- Help
I take a lot of naps.

Alice Ripley

Uzo Aduba over at 'Godspell' is doing an even more entertaining Donald Trump than Donald Trump's Donald Trump.

Alice Ripley
- Trump
What made me so brave? Maybe it was being the middle kid of 11, and we all had to share one bathroom. New underwear? I never discovered that until I got into college.

Alice Ripley
- College
- Brave
Chrissie Hynde's from Ohio, and so am I. If there's a Cleveland sound, that's what it is.

Alice Ripley
The audience fills me back up, definitely.

Alice Ripley
- Up
I come from the Midwest, from the suburbs - growing up hanging out at the mall and looking at the corn fields across the street. I kind of was embarrassed by it for a long time. Then I decided, 'Hey, if everyone else can embrace their homeland and where they're from, I can do the same!'

Alice Ripley
- Up
- Time
- Long
It's hard being a Barbie doll all the time.

Alice Ripley
- Time

I play the guitar every day.

Alice Ripley
'Next To Normal' is rock music. It's a rock opera. That, definitely, has a place in popular music.

Alice Ripley
- Music
- Rock
- Popular
I have a soft spot for vintage movie houses covered in goo; what can I say?

Alice Ripley
- Movie
Oh my God, I love Max von Essen.

Alice Ripley
- God
I love having a basement.

Alice Ripley
There were eleven kids, and we all shared a bathroom. It was enough to drive us all insane.

Alice Ripley
- Kids

It's nice to be in a smaller room. I like the big arenas as well, but at my core, I'm a live performer, so it's nice to be able to feel the warmth of everybody in the room.

Alice Ripley
- Live
- Nice
I love every minute of my work.

Alice Ripley
- Work
I'm a strong follower of hydrotherapy.

Alice Ripley
- Strong
I cry at Kodak commercials.

Alice Ripley
I think I enjoy Sondheim so much because of the lyrics. The lyrics, the cornucopia of options.

Alice Ripley
- Lyrics
'Closure' is the word used for a loss that's not acknowledged - and the habit this causes, physically and mentally, for anybody who is participating in that.

Alice Ripley
- Habit

George Benson's 'This Masquerade' is my favorite version of Leon Russell's blue gem.

Alice Ripley
- Blue
I was in the original cast of 'Sunset Boulevard.' I played Betty. But I wasn't on the cast album.

Alice Ripley
- Sunset
I've been committed to personal growth since I was a teenager, and I'm a believer in the idea that your thought is the only thing that matters.

Alice Ripley
- Growth
- Teenager
Leisure time is when I'm not at the Booth Theater.

Alice Ripley
- Time