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!
BERNADETTE PETERSStephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there’s great truth in the songs, and that’s what was so wonderful to find.
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It was like being high when you reach those high notes.
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When something isn’t done, you want to do something about it.
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I lost a very dear friend who lived with AIDS for about 17 years. Rejecting early treatments that were iffy, he thought he saved himself. I really miss him a lot.
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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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Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there’s great truth in the songs, and that’s what was so wonderful to find.
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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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You’ve got to be original, because if you’re like someone else, what do they need you for?
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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.
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No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person.
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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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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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Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing they are.
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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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I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to do it.
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