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When I grew up in the ’60s, your hair had to be straight and you had to be skinny and have no boobs, and it was like not my era.

Bernadette Peters

I’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!
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Careers Great Music Roles
When something isn’t done, you want to do something about it.
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About Done Something Want
When I grew up in the ’60s, your hair had to be straight and you had to be skinny and have no boobs, and it was like not my era.
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Boobs Eras Hair Skinny Straight
Singing lessons are like body building for your larynx.
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Body Lesson Singing
In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Anton Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov!
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Careers Challenges Gay Woman
You’ve got to be original, because if you’re like someone else, what do they need you for?
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Inspirational Needs Positivity
I’d like to one day play Amanda, the mother, in The Glass Menagerie.
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Glasses Menagerie Mother Play
Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing they are.
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Animal Healing Important
It Might As Well Be Spring… I used to sing that as a young girl in my voice lessons. Then I picked it up again and it spoke to me in a whole new way.
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Girl Lesson Pick Spring Voice
The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of ‘Carousel’, and it was a very vivid experience.
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Broadway Firsts Vivid
We’ve been listening to Wagner, which is so great.
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Listening Wagner
I don’t smoke, I don’t drink much, I don’t eat red meat. I stay out of the sun.
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Drink Meat Much Red Stay Sun
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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Enchanted Evening Favorites Loved
The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on.
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Challenge Film Moving
I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to do it.
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Mama Roles Rose
It was like being high when you reach those high notes.
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High Notes Notes

When I grew up in the ’60s, your hair had to be straight and you had to be skinny and have no boobs, and it was like not my era.

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