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" I'm a T-shirts, sweatpants, and jeans kind of gal; I dress really simply and comfortably. But one of the things I love about being an actor is that I get to wear amazing costumes. "

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Sutton Foster

Character

Words

Learning

" I think everybody has something that takes them away or makes them happier. To some people it's baseball or sports or knitting or the movies. "

" So I'm studying ballet every day and really training so people will see me as a ballet dancer, which no one's seen before. "

Sutton Foster

Day

Training

" I'm like a little Pollyanna. I look at the world with rose-colored glasses. "

" I'm used to working hard. Theater can be very grueling, and that's all I've ever known. It's what I've done for 20 years, which is crazy. "

" I'm incredibly hopeful - in many ways, still very naive. I think a lot of that has helped me. My sort of naivete has sort of gotten me in trouble at times, but I haven't stopped myself from doing things. "

" One of the things I admire most about millennials is they celebrate individualism, and their singularity is encouraged. To be different is to be cool as opposed to weird. "

" I'm single. I just moved to a new city. I'm sort of starting over. I'm in Los Angeles. I don't really know what my life is right now. It's not what I thought it'd be at 37, and I think a lot of people can relate to that. "

" I'm a fan of originals and classics, but I'm also a fan of new ideas. "

" Well, I was such a huge fan of Amy Sherman-Palladino and of 'Gilmore Girls.' "

" I grew up sort of a geeky, tall kid, and I think I was always the one trying to make my friends laugh. "

" I know there's Botox and all these skin-firming treatments, but I'm afraid they'll make me look weird. "

Sutton Foster

Look

Know

" And, as an adult, I tried skiing, and I ended up in tears. "

" I was so grateful to work on 'Bunheads.' We had so much material, and everything was so rapid-fire, and I developed - through theater too, I developed a really great work ethic. I think preparing for both of them is just that - you come to set ready to go, ready to play. You know your lines. You're ready to work. "

" I have my little craft bag that I bring with me to set everywhere I go. "

Sutton Foster

Craft

Little

" I started dancing when I was four years old and then was in class until I was about 20 years old or so, and then primarily was dancing just in shows that I was doing, but not really studying and training. "

" I was a very outgoing, gregarious, full-of-energy kid. "

" Every character I've played is goofy, but it has to have some type of reality. "

" Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino gave me such a gift with 'Bunheads,' and to give me this gift of going on 'Gilmore Girls' was beyond. It was awesome. "

Sutton Foster

Give

Going

" I loved New York, but I never quite felt like New York was my home either. "

Sutton Foster

New

Home

" My No. 1 piece of advice, especially for someone who's an actor-singer-dancer - a triple threat, they're called! - people say, 'What's the most important?' I always say acting. Without knowing why you're singing or what you're singing about, it's just noise. And without knowing why you're moving your body, it's just flailing of arms. "

" I think of fitness as being about heart health and staying strong and agile. That actually makes me go to the gym. I used to hate it, and you couldn't drag me there, but now I can't stand it if I don't go, which seems weird. "

Sutton Foster

Hate

Health

" You can't be afraid. You have to be open. I feel like I've always been a leaper, and I've always leapt into things without thinking. "

" Coming from the theatre, I have played some fabulous characters where I get to wear gowns, and I get to be a princess or someone from the 1920s, or I get to wear showgirl costumes. I'm used to wearing a wardrobe that changes how I feel. It's a bit of an outside-in approach - so often, the clothing can reveal so much about a character. "

" I try to have a very optimistic outlook on life. I try not to take anything too seriously. I try to - and I do - find a ton of joy and happiness in my life, and I think that helps you stay youthful. "

" Ballet is an incredibly difficult, beautiful art form that takes a lot of training, a lot of time, and a lot of hard work. "

" I've been, like, 15 my entire life. "

" When I was growing up, everyone dressed the same. You had to have bootcut pants and chunky heels. "

" I only tweet about food and silly things, but it's really fascinating because I get a lot of response on Twitter, and I'm always looking at the type of people who write me on there, and it is such a variety. "

" It's weird to have leisure - to have time off. I'm not used to it. "