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" Now, when building a show, I ask myself the question - like, 'Jumping off this table will be really cool, but can I do that eight times a week?'. "

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" You are carving out a story. You and your colleagues are trying to make something that is bigger than yourself. Although it can be a scary experience because you're putting your work out on the line, it's also incredibly rewarding because a lot of it comes from you. "

" There's no map for you to follow and take your journey. You are Lewis and Clark. You are the mapmaker. "

" I relate to that idea of not necessarily seeking out 'interesting female roles,' but 'this character, this role, who happens to be a woman, is interesting to me, and I relate to it in some way, so I'm just gonna go with my gut and see where it leads me.' "

" You get to crack the code of the play. You get to really pick at it and see, 'What is the story that we're telling?' 'What are the clues in the text that I can find that will help inform what story we're telling?' It's almost like a detective mystery. "

" I came to New York for school, and then I did this amazing show that was received very well, with a great group of people, and I felt like I was creating something that I was really proud of, and then 'Hamilton' was my next big thing in New York. "

" I went through a phase when I was watching a lot of foreign films, just itching to get out of the suburbs and explore. "

" I'm half-Chinese and half-Caucasian. My grandparents came here from China. My father was born in New Jersey. "

" When I go into a theater, I'm very excited to turn off my phone. But then, of course, I get anxiety. "

" You're able to get into somebody's brain through song. "

" I'm trying to look into each character and try to realize her as someone who is also me. "

" As a woman, it's nice to hear people at the stage door say, 'I didn't even know! She's a woman, and that's the most amazing thing'. "

" Exposing yourself to many kinds of art can only lead to amazing things. It helps you learn about your own art, your own taste, what kind of art you want to create for yourself. "

" I hope they're reminded that joy is very easy to access if you just put down your phone, look at another person, and make a human connection. You'll find a new experience that you wouldn't have had otherwise. "

" Beyond just the respect that you want to have, people just miss out on being in the moment when they have a screen in front of their face. I just don't know to tell people. I feel it's like, you know, 'Turn off your phone and go to the theater.' "

" I really love being in a room and developing work.: being at the table, looking at the script for the first time, and putting a story on its feet. "

" During the winter of 2013, we were running 'Comet' up in midtown - as opposed to downtown - and across the street in the Standard, and that was, like, our third time going at it, from Ars Nova to downtown to near Broadway. We weren't on Broadway. We were near Broadway, as we said. "

" It's the coolest job to be on Broadway. "

" My mom always told me to follow my bliss. And I remember specifically with my father, when I was out of school and not knowing how I'd get a job or make money - should I take some classes? What do I do? He said as long as I was working - to enrich myself in some way - that I was on the right path. "

" I think I've learned, really, just how to let go - if an idea doesn't work, or it's not perfect, that's O.K. "

" I think in general, people are baffled by love and what it does to them and how far they'll go to have love and be loved. "

" I feel more like an American citizen now than I ever had, and it's artistically fulfilling. "

" I feel like 'Amelie' is very much an extension of me. She's a contemporary woman who sees the world through her imagination. "

" There's a very old tradition of theater actors doing their own makeup. It's like putting on your mask. There's an element of storytelling involved in it - you put on your character when you put on your makeup. At least, that's how I like to look at it. "

" Doing something out of town is so beautiful because it really becomes about the process, and the product will be a result of it, but process is what is the goal - to really see what works and create the best story possible. "

" I'm definitely not as good as people who consider themselves beatboxers. "

" When you're on a show schedule, everything is heightened. You're always aware of what works and what doesn't so you can be at your best. "

" We did a student-initiated project of 'A Little Night Music', which was the first time that all of the divisions - music, dance, drama, opera - came together and put on a piece. It was a black box kind of feel. We had to get costumes that were pieced together. We had our own lighting that we finagled. "

" It doesn't matter where you are: theater brings people together. "

" The only musicals I've really worked on in New York are new musicals, and I like the idea that my job as an actor is also that of a detective, archaeologist, and mystery solver. "

" Right out of school, I did this show called 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.' It is based on a classical text with new music - not necessarily confined by a certain genre. It was a diverse, interesting group of musicians, actors, nonactors, and singers all creating this thing that is bigger than all of us. "