Laura Benanti Quotes
I do think musical-theater actors can get a bad rap, and I see why. There is a certain slickness - there's nothing better than an amazing musical, but an okay musical can be one of the worst times you've ever had.
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Sometimes when I'm going to the supermarket to get the coffee and cat litter, I get freaked out and see all these people staring, and you turn around and there's, like, 40 people all looking at you... and when you go around the corner, they're all following you! You start freaking out like a trapped animal.
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The possibilities for creation and insight are endless. We're constantly collecting more data, and it's starting to be very relevant to our lives.
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The U.S. economy and workers benefit from a strong, healthy relationship between government and business.
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I profoundly feel that the art of living is the art of giving. You're fulfilled in the moment of giving, of doing something beyond yourself.
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I am glad that Wimbledon is my last slam. I love the atmosphere and courts of SW19, and it is an addiction, which I will find tough to give up.
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There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I went to college there was Robert Hill who took me there and he showed me what hard work and determination would do if you put forth the effort and you take a little time.
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You have to recognize at some point that even though you have the passion and creative level to be able to do something, you might have to do a lot of prep. Sometimes you just can't do it as quickly as you want to do it.
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Women are not all single-issue voters.
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I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin.
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I put on whatever is comfortable on me. Suit, jeans and tee as long as it's comfortable. It doesn't matter what brand. If it looks good I buy it.
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Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.
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It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. Never in history have women had more freedom of choice in regard to dress, behavior, career, and sexual orientation.
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None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
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I want to lay all my cards out on the table and walk away with no regrets.
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Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
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I don't like it when a woman looks like a fashion victim.
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I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.
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I do not cook.
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I have to plead basic ignorance of most new jazz artists here.
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The first version of The Beautiful Room Is Empty was the first mss. I'd ever submitted to New York editors.
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In Mexico we have a trick - add a crystal of salt to the kettle and the tea tastes better, almost English. But after four pots, your kettle's broken.
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Erudition, n. Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull.
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I have trouble getting an autograph from him. He's really guarded about it, so don't take it personal.
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I do think musical-theater actors can get a bad rap, and I see why. There is a certain slickness - there's nothing better than an amazing musical, but an okay musical can be one of the worst times you've ever had.
