"The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of Carousel, and it was a very vivid experience."

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Bernadette Peters

#Broadway Quotes #Vivid Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“Compared to God, man is nothing; yet we are everything to God.”
“I read Claire Messud's 'The Emperor's Children,' I read Joseph O'Neill's 'Netherland' - but to me, they're not 9/11 novels. In 'The Emperor's Children,' 9/11 felt to me like a piece of the plot; the novel wasn't wrestling with what 9/11 meant. And 'Netherland' felt the same way. I liked both books a lot but I don't see them as 9/11 novels.”
“The moral: Don't settle for anything less than the biggest dream for your future Fight to make the dream come true.”

Source : Michael Shurtleff (2009). “Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part”, p.47, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
“In the military, as in any organization, giving the order might be the easiest part. Execution is the real game.”
“If you limit yourself to sexual pleasure it's narcissistic. You don't connect with the other, you take what pleasure you want from them.”

Source : "Alain Badiou: a life in writing". Interview with Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. May 18, 2012.
“People say that one of the most important things about being an actor is to have thick skin, but I don't think that's it. Because you can't just walk around being tough, you have to be able to be vulnerable to do this. So really, it's about not being defensive.”
“O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment.”
“Any one man, woman, or child can be what they want to be; but be the right thing.”

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