The word, and the concept of feminism, was a gift because it gave me a sense of identity and a way of defining how I wished to live my life.
BETTY BUCKLEYThe word, and the concept of feminism, was a gift because it gave me a sense of identity and a way of defining how I wished to live my life.
BETTY BUCKLEYIt’s just a little ranch. Thirty-five acres. In Texas, if it’s not a thousand acres, it’s considered a ranchette.
BETTY BUCKLEYMy two great loves are music and horses.
BETTY BUCKLEYEverything good that I know was taught to me by great teachers and I feel like giving back and sharing the technique is the thing to do.
BETTY BUCKLEYGood performance is about the capacity to focus and concentrate.
BETTY BUCKLEYIt was critical to finding a way out. I had assumed young women knew the history of feminism and must have felt gratitude to the movement for the opportunities that the work we have done has afforded them.
BETTY BUCKLEYOur stories are different; our pain is the same.
BETTY BUCKLEYThe pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people.
BETTY BUCKLEYI have never experienced racism in the feminist movement, so it concerned me to think that I was unable to see the subject clearly because I came from white, middle-class privilege.
BETTY BUCKLEYUsually, I fly in the day before a concert so your voice can acclimate to the new environment.
BETTY BUCKLEYIf we’re for one another, we’re feminists. The rest is semantics.
BETTY BUCKLEYFor one thing, I teach my students what my teacher for twenty years, Paul Gavert, told me, ‘The voice follows… the voice follows everything about you… who you are.
BETTY BUCKLEYI had no words for these feelings. And then people started using the word Ms. Suddenly, there was this handle with which I could identify myself and understand why I felt so out of whack with the culture around me.
BETTY BUCKLEYMusical Theater is now a more expanded art form. Back then, singer/actors were not the norm. From the 60’s to now, it is necessary to do it all to be a consummate Broadway performer.
BETTY BUCKLEYThe more I listened, the more I felt the need to express my passion about my identity as a feminist.
BETTY BUCKLEYBroadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies.
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