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" I've always wanted my characters to have more dimension and realistic cores than the ingenue material often provides. It's been a challenge. "

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" I don't ever think about the roads I didn't take because I spend too much time thinking what's ahead. I don't go backwards. "

" I don't ever sing classically when I am singing a contemporary score - I kind of try to fit in whatever needs to happen. "

" It's really important that I have a personal life. "

" I don't mind talking about my family and how to balance it all. But, in today's world, we should probably be asking both women and men about work and family and how to balance the two. "

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" My degree was in opera. "

" Some songs depend heavily on the character, but, for the most part, a great song begs for reinterpretation every time it is sung, even when in character. "

" I love to play things that are out-of-the-box. It's just that I don't always get the chance to do it! "

" Everyone has these ideas, especially about the middle of the country, about people being backwards and three-toothed. "

" I grew up on a farm. "

" In my special place, room service could only consist of my husband making me a breakfast of eggs, avocados, and hummus. And coffee with milk. "

" I don't have that many family and friends. "

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" I don't read reviews, because if you believe the good ones, you have to believe the bad. "

" It is such a luxury to open a new book that's highly recommended by friends - either an inspirational yet humorously self-deprecating memoir, or a page-turning piece of fiction. "

" The 'Carousel' overture has always been one of my all-time favorite pieces of music. "

" It's always hard - it's a little counterintuitive to leave your baby at any point during the infancy. "

" Playing characters allows me to do things I may not always do, while singing in concerts allows me to really find my own voice and grow. "

" I loved to sing and I loved to act, and I didn't want to continue opera because I wanted to act. "

" I was raised in Oklahoma. I was actually born in Tulsa, but I grew up in a small town on the west side of Oklahoma called Elk City on a farm, where my dad grew up, actually. "

" I think it can be a good idea to know what you do well and use that to open the door for yourself. Once you open the door, close it behind you, and start to make changes. "

" I never really try to watch the movie of the things I've been in. "

" I suppose there are a lot of reasons to be jaded or sarcastic or bitter in life, but I hang on to the reasons why life is beautiful. "

Life Is Beautiful

" I feel so rich in my emotions and in my life and so grateful when I'm home and so grateful when I'm at work. "

" Every part has its relief when I'm done with it. "