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" I feel like I was born to do this... I started working professionally as soon as I could, doing weddings and things like that in high school, while everyone else was having keg parties. I just felt destined to do it and really committed and driven; it was something that just felt right all my life. "

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" It's hard to absorb and to allow all that attention and accolades for 'Rent' because the rest of the country doesn't know who we are. Once I walk out of the door of 'Rent,' and I'm on the subway, it doesn't matter. It's an exaggerated sense of fame. "

Idina Menzel

Walk

Attention

Door

" Growing up I studied classically and did lots of shows in school. "

" Everything's always about being homogenized and following in a group. The people who stand out always have the most problems. "

" It's been a dream of mine to run my own summer camp. I went to one as a kid, and I put on productions, and got lots of confidence. "

" I tend to have a pattern of playing misunderstood characters. "

" I always like to sing barefoot, but when I first started doing these dates with the symphonies, I of course thought I should clean up my act, being a Jewish girl from Long Island with a little bit of a trucker mouth. So I wore a gown and some high heels. "

" I'm not great at multi-tasking, so when I do one thing... I like to do it 100%. "

Idina Menzel

One Thing

Great

" I have a wide spectrum, a wide demographic. I have the young girls, I have the gay community, I have many regular theatergoers. I do feel a tremendous responsibility and pride to be a role model for some of these young people. "

" I always like to sing barefoot. "

Idina Menzel

Barefoot

Sing

" I would like to get another job in London or tour there. I miss my friends. "

Idina Menzel

Friends

Tour

" I'd love to open a camp focusing on the arts accessible to kids from all income brackets. "

" The more success you get, you start to be harder on yourself or more afraid of the looking glass. You have to learn to build a thicker skin because people are paying more attention. "

" I don't quite know how to put it into words, but I feel for the audience that I have; I know them. "

" I set the bar high because I don't want to do just any other show just to keep working. I want to do something special that means something to people and speaks to them. Those kinds of opportunities don't come along all the time! "

" After 'Rent,' I tried to make a record, and it didn't work out, and it was the Broadway community that welcomed me back. It's where I feel the most understood, most at home. "

Idina Menzel

Feel

Work

" There has to be a balance between power and vulnerability. That's something I feel I have in my own life, something I struggle with and - on a good day - like about myself. "

" I've met so many of my idols, but the one person that has eluded me is Bono. But because he's done 'Spider-Man,' I keep thinking maybe, through a Broadway connection, somehow our paths will eventually merge. "

" I know I'm known for singing some of those high notes, but that's really not what giving someone goosebumps is all about. It's about really trying to find what makes you unique. "

" I've been singing since I was born. It's something I do everywhere I go. In the shower, walking down the street. I don't need any impetus to do it. I just sing. "

" Who am I, if I'm not this singer with big high notes? I identify with my voice. But I'm more than just the acrobatics. "

" I was once an extra in a Bruce Springsteen video where they did a live performance video at Tramps. I forget the name of the song. "

" All performers get on stage because they need to feel love from an audience. I might appear confident, but those three seconds before I get out there, I'm a mess. But I have to take the risk; otherwise, I'd be miserable and would feel like I wasn't seeing through my personal destiny. "

" I love my husband very much. I knew it was real true love because I felt like I could be myself around that person. Your true, true innermost authentic self, the stuff you don't let anyone else see, if you can be that way with that person, I think that that's real love. "

" The first album I ever owned was 'A Star is Born.' "

" I would love to play 'Funny Girl' or 'Evita,' but I idolize the women who have played those parts. I don't know if there needs to be another version of those shows. "

" Believe me, I don't take that lightly. To have struck gold twice with 'Rent' and 'Wicked.' I know it's rare and I'm very lucky to have that kind of phenomenon in my life. They're not just great shows, they're shows that resonate with young audiences. "

Idina Menzel

Gold

Great

" 'Rent,' for me, was a significant time in my life because it was my first break. It was my first professional job. I also met my husband in that cast, Taye Diggs. "

" As much as I appreciate people putting me in the category of these very acrobatic belters, I feel like my strength is my... interpretation and my truthfulness with songs, and I don't want young people to think it's all about the high notes that they have to hit. "

Idina Menzel

People

Appreciate

" I think that if you're doing a new musical, you want to have the opportunity to experiment and try things without the whole city of critics looking over your shoulder. "

" They're always so serious, the orchestras, you know? It's always a fun contrast of that song and the genre of music. And me. "

Idina Menzel

Fun

Know