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" The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada. "
Bernadette Peters
First
Broadway
Big
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" 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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" 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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He
Me
" I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to do it. "
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" I love pasta with the homemade marinara sauce I had as a kid. "
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" Animals speak with pure affection. It's important to me to get something going in NY so we can get to be a no-kill city, and give the animals homes and more attention and love. "
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City
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" Getting plenty of sleep is always great. It really is. I have a girlfriend who's sending me a slant board. "
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Girlfriend
Great
Me
" When there's a terrible illness like AIDS sweeping through, you help people. "
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Help
You
Through
" When something isn't done, you want to do something about it. "
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About
Something
Done
" The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on. "
Bernadette Peters
Moment
Challenge
Move On
" The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of Carousel, and it was a very vivid experience. "
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Broadway
Show
Heard
" I don't smoke, I don't drink much, I don't eat red meat. I stay out of the sun. "
Bernadette Peters
Eat
Sun
Smoke
" 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
Thought
Early
Friend
" In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov! "
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Career
Three
Playing
" I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted. "
Bernadette Peters
Marriage
Gay Marriage
Gay
" It Might As Well Be Spring... I used to sing that as a young girl in my voice lessons. Then I picked it up again and it spoke to me in a whole new way. "
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Way
Spring
Me
" Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing they are. "
Bernadette Peters
Start
Animals
Healing
" You'd look out and there'd be little babies watching the show, and boys and girls. They loved the cowboys, and they loved Annie. There were young people seeing the show for the first time. I stayed for two years because I enjoyed it so much. "
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You
Loved
Look
" Sondheim writes the music and lyrics, and because he's so smart and goes so deep with his feelings, there's a lot to explore, get involved with and learn about. "
Bernadette Peters
Deep
Music
Smart
" You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for? "
Bernadette Peters
Original
Like
You
" I'd like to one day play Amanda, the mother, in The Glass Menagerie. "
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Day
Play
One Day
" No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person. "
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Own
Alone
Yourself
" I love 'Some Enchanted Evening', and 'If I Loved You'. And as I sing them more and more, I find new favorites. "
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New
Evening
Love