Best 191 quotes in «broadway quotes» category

A lot of Broadway has that immigrant narrative of America as a place where you can become something else against all odds.

A dilettantism in nature is barren and unworthy. A fop of fields is no better than his brother on Broadway.

All I ever wanted to do was be on Broadway. I mean, remember, I grew up in a trailer.

A lot of high school students on TV and in Broadway are played by people in their late 20s and even early 30s. That seems weird to me.

Although the 'New York Times' annually declares that Broadway is on its deathbed, news of its demise is greatly exaggerated. There's a lot of life yet in the old tart.

A play gets on Broadway by fluke. And you don't even start out with that ambition. When I do a play, the intention is just to put it up somewhere.

Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music.

Being in front of a live audience again. I get that in my concerts but there's nothing like being on Broadway.

Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music. It's like making a stew. You put all these various ingredients in it. You season it with this. You put that in it. You put the other in it. You mix it all up and it comes out something neat, something that you created.

Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.

Being a gay married man, I love Broadway musicals.

Being on Broadway is the modern equivalent of being a monk. I sleep a lot, eat a lot, and rest a lot.

Broadway, I have to memorize everything. You get one time to do it right.

Broadway has always been a dream of mine.

Broadway is a definite symbol of New York. It's classic New York.

Broadway was without doubt the hardest I ever worked in my life and the highest highs I've ever had as an actor. The unadulterated fear was on a level that was hard to explain.

Broadway is one of the hardest things I've ever done.

Broadway is not just the song and the shows; it's the individual performers and the community.

Broadway - the great sluice that washes out the dust of the gold-mines of Gotham.

Broadway has the most savvy audience anywhere. They see everything and they know their theater. As sophisticated and subtle as you think you can be, the houses you get here will want something finer.

Broadway is like a club I haven't been invited to, and I'm hoping that maybe they will give me a guest pass one of these days.

Broadway's not what it used to be.

Christopher Walken was probably the most experienced dancing partner I've had in movies, because he has the same background as I do. He's from theatre, Broadway and off-Broadway, and we both shared that.

Don't know about a cabaret act right now, would actually prefer a role in a broadway musical.

For the record, if you're not a stage actor, climbing onto Broadway and tackling something like David Mamet is not an easy thing to do.

I always felt like Broadway was not for me - in terms of ticket price, in terms of what was on there. I never saw myself reflected in the mirror of the Great White Way.

I always, always meant to be on stage. I only ended up even auditioning for television and movies because I was understudying a Turgenev play on Broadway and was so broke that, when I got a mini-series, I had to take it and was so ashamed because I was such a snob.

I always joke around with my parents and say that if Hollywood doesn't work out I'll go to Broadway!

I am not of the impression that an overwhelming amount Hip Hop artists are super savvy on Broadway and it's goings-on, but who knows.

I am a collector of many things, but I particularly love the sterling silver mint julep cups, each engraved with the titles of the Broadway shows in which I appeared.

I am still so proud to have been a part of something that introduced theater to so many people who weren't exposed to it before. We took Broadway and put it in peoples' living rooms once a week for two seasons. People still come up to me in the street and say, 'I never went to theater before I saw "Smash.'" That's the greatest compliment.

I believe we have to bring Broadway a little Latino flair. We have to keep it alive.

I began modeling in N.Y. and doing commercials. That led to regional theatre and then Broadway and then movies.

I can tell you that in my modern life I enjoy language. I enjoy words, their meaning, what they sound like to the ear, what they sound like to the listener. I strive to write the perfect sentence in all that I do, and when I write [the] perfect sentence I know it. If I had a second life I'd be a librettist for Broadway musicals.

I did 'Lone Star Love' in 2007 with Randy Quaid, and that was supposed to come to Broadway at the Belasco and a marquee went up and everything... and it all fell apart, and that marquee came right down, and we got severance pay. And, it was very sad.

I'd always wanted to be on Broadway one day, but it seemed like a dream that might be unattainable. This business has a lot of ups and downs and I learned that pretty quickly.

I did a great show Off-Broadway called Leave It To Beaver Is Dead that was at the Public Theater in New York. It was written by Des McAnuff, who's an illustrious director now, and it starred... Well, I was in it, Mandy Patinkin, Dianne Wiest, Saul Rubinek, and Maury Chaykin. It was an amazing show. But it was definitely ahead of its time, and people didn't quite get it.

I did a Broadway show with Alan Alda and how much money can Alan Alda have.

I don't go to that many Broadway shows, so I can't really say anything.

I'd like to create a role on Broadway. That would really heighten my senses.

I'd love to do a Broadway show, but I can't because of the style I sing.

I do Broadway because I refuse to succumb to the stereotypical things that Hollywood does to a performer.

Id like to do Broadway if the right project came along, but my mission in life is that I want to help change peoples lives.

I'd love to do Broadway some day. Before I started doing television I was just a primarily a stage actor, but I haven't done it in a while.

I don't like Tommy on Broadway at all. I like the music, I'm pleased with Pete's success but I don't like what they've done to it.

I got my first paycheck as a cast member in the Broadway production of 'HAIR' when I was 16 years old.

I enjoyed the courtroom as just another stage but not so amusing as Broadway.

If Broadway shows charge preview prices while the cast is in dress rehearsal, why should restaurants charge full price when their dining room and kitchen staffs are still practicing?

I feel like being on Broadway will convince my mother that my theater degree was worth it.

I feel like I've been dealing with that building over the years because of the Broadway community, so I'm treating it in the same way - I've always tried to keep my personal life private. I didn't get into this business for notoriety or fame. I don't go to places to be seen and that's not going to change.