You’d look out and there’d be little babies watching the show, and boys and girls. They loved the cowboys, and they loved Annie. There were young people seeing the show for the first time. I stayed for two years because I enjoyed it so much.
BERNADETTE PETERSI’ve been fortunate in my career to have performed in revivals of great musicals and to have originated roles in musicals that have in turn been revived. And I’m not dead!
More Bernadette Peters Quotes
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The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on.
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The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada.
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I love Some Enchanted Evening, and If I Loved You. And as I sing them more and more, I find new favorites.
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“Into the Woods” was… a lot of running around in the woods! I can’t wait to see the show again. People didn’t realize it back then, but kids still come up to me-young people-and they talk about it. It really made its mark.
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It was like being high when you reach those high notes.
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I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted.
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Animals speak with pure affection. It’s important to me to get something going in NY so we can get to be a no-kill city, and give the animals homes and more attention and love.
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When something isn’t done, you want to do something about it.
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I love pasta with the homemade marinara sauce I had as a kid.
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The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of ‘Carousel’, and it was a very vivid experience.
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You’ve got to be original, because if you’re like someone else, what do they need you for?
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Singing lessons are like body building for your larynx.
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I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to do it.
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It was one of the most exciting, perfect evenings of my life, my solo debut at Carnegie Hall. And knowing we were all there to raise money for Gay Men’s Health Crisis made the evening an extraordinary experience.
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We’ve been listening to Wagner, which is so great.
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