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.
BEBE NEUWIRTHIt’s a blessing as an artist to express myself – whether that be via dance, via song or via speech – in so many different ways.
BEBE NEUWIRTHShakespeare feels very natural to me.
BEBE NEUWIRTHYou 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.
BEBE NEUWIRTHI 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.
BEBE NEUWIRTHMore than anything I love being on stage and performing
BEBE NEUWIRTHI’ve been very fortunate in my collaborators throughout my career.
BEBE NEUWIRTHOne of the things that’s great about doing a show over and over again… is that you have to find ways to make it spontaneous, as though everything is happening for the first time… to continue to mine the material and find new things.
BEBE NEUWIRTHOn the rare occasions I go to the gym, I prefer silence.
BEBE NEUWIRTHKirstie [Alley] saved me, in a way. [At the time], I had a terrible marriage, and I stayed at her house.
BEBE NEUWIRTHPeople make snap judgments about me that are frequently misguided.
BEBE NEUWIRTHI have the greatest picture of Ted [Danson]. That was a big caper,
BEBE NEUWIRTHCreating a role is an interesting thing – each show or each situation is different.
BEBE NEUWIRTHIf I’m not in shape, it feels like something is wrong. If I haven’t been able to get to class for a while or I’ve been sick.
BEBE NEUWIRTHThat was the aura of Cheers: It was special. It was more than TV; you could get people to guest on the show you couldn’t normally get.
BEBE NEUWIRTHThe musical stuff I’d go up for was always funny, sexy, tough-as-nails, heart-of-gold characters.
BEBE NEUWIRTHI don’t see my dancing or acting as two separate things. I don’t define them separately, so I can’t say one has helped the other, It’s all the same thing.
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