I’ve been on stage since I was 7. That’s where I’d rather be than anywhere else. Just because you can do a bunch of things doesn’t mean you are a bunch of things.
BEBE NEUWIRTHOn the rare occasions I go to the gym, I prefer silence.
More Bebe Neuwirth Quotes
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I’m not a performer who will come on stage and tell you everything about my life. It’s just not who I am.
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You have to be aware. Like, I’m not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I’m not going to risk breaking a leg.
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There was one person [opening] the door with a butter knife and another person kicking the door in so I could get a photo. He’s decapitated, but totally nude. And he’s really well-endowed.
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I was not influenced by concerts as a child, but I was very strongly influenced by the ballets I saw.
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People make snap judgments about me that are frequently misguided.
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The musical stuff I’d go up for was always funny, sexy, tough-as-nails, heart-of-gold characters.
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I made jokes about kissing Murphy Brown. But if that’s what cost me my job, my wife will probably say, “Hey asshole, I told you so”.
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I loved Jay Thomas as Eddie LeBec. But there was a point where they [thought] maybe we would live together, and I didn’t like the idea of Carla being with somebody because that would make you feel like [you’re] not part of the people in the bar.
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I missed New York. Every break I had from the series, I’d fly back to the East Coast just to get back onstage.
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It’s a blessing as an artist to express myself – whether that be via dance, via song or via speech – in so many different ways.
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Artists need to express.
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She was wonderful – just a kind, big-hearted, filthy girl. Somehow she could be vulgar without being vulgar.
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I can act. I can sing. But I am a dancer
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I don’t see myself as a diva at all.
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I don’t feel complete. It doesn’t feel like the electricity is making its connections
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