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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. "

Bernadette Peters

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" I'd like to one day play Amanda, the mother, in The Glass Menagerie. "

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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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" 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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" When something isn't done, you want to do something about it. "

" Into The Woods was... a lot of running around in the woods! I can't wait to see the show again. People didn't realize it back then, but kids still come up to me-young people-and they talk about it. It really made its mark. "

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" The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada. "

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" Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing they are. "

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

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" I don't smoke, I don't drink much, I don't eat red meat. I stay out of the sun. "