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" I wake up in the morning, and I look in a mirror, and I go, 'Is this really all I got? Is this all the universe has given me?' "

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" If someone puts a character in front of me - no matter what it is, whether there has been a film or not - I want to be that character, not imitate it. There's a difference - a big difference. "

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" I love people that go the distance. I hate things that are lukewarm. They've got to be one way or the other and go all the way. "

" What is so beautiful about a composer and a lyricist is that their job is to push a story along and not halt it. "

" There is a struggle when you do represent so many countries within you, but that makes you who you are. "

" I used to want to look like every European person that was being held up as a standard of beauty, whether in the industry or in life. Then I just realized that it's not in my genetic make-up. I decided instead to go for the gold in whatever I'm doing and just be as healthy as I can be. "

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" I loved dancing. "

" My mother played guitar by ear, and all of us sang except my father, bless his heart. "

" I was causing trouble in high school, and in order to get me to stop and to pass, they put me into theater, and I ended up winning a Shakespeare competition. All I had to do was imitate people properly, and I ended up going to the finals when I was about 16. "

" It takes a damn village to get a show on Broadway! "

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" We weren't wearing shoes on a full-time basis until prom. "

" Sometimes I get frustrated with my own self because I'm such a perfectionist. "

" We all have fears! Don't lie! We all have fears. "

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" Broadway is really, really hard. "

" My mother taught us all to bake. It literally calmed us down, and she was able to get rid of all her frustrations. "

" I used to not walk out the door; I was so afraid. Everything from, 'You shouldn't be here,' down to, 'Girl, don't wear those pants.' I was so sad. I tried my best to not even look in a mirror! "

" Women put ourselves through so much. Really, everybody does; it's not a gendered thing. I think all of us are always gonna be tortured by some sense of inadequacy, no matter what. I don't know if there's a way to tell people not do this to themselves. "

" 'Miscast' is a family affair. It highlights so many different aspects of the industry in that one night, and it's a great evening. "

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" There were pockets of this career - whatever you want to call it - where I said, 'I've tapped out. I don't want to do this. I'm gonna go be a stage hand. I don't want to do this. I don't want to talk to people. I'm afraid of people. I'm going to walk away from everything that this was and is.' "

" Musically, I'm a huge fan of Stephen Sondheim, and I love, love 'Sweeney Todd.' "

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