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" The intensity of being in front of all these incredible musicians and tremendous conductors in these elaborate halls can be overwhelming. "

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" Growing up I studied classically and did lots of shows in school. "

" I'm constantly trying to work on the person that I am and work on my shortcomings, and I guess I want people to know that it's ok to be a work in progress, as long as you keep trying to figure it out. But that search and that discovery is what makes life kind of rich, and it's what makes life rich... period. "

" I will never leave the theater. My heart is there, and I love being on stage 8 times a week. "

" There are lots of things I'm acquainting myself with now to be a more well-rounded person. "

" I know I'm known for singing some of those high notes, but that's really not what giving someone goosebumps is all about. It's about really trying to find what makes you unique. "

" As an artist, you have to express yourself. I make no excuses for my versatility. I grew up singing classical arias, but I love rock n' roll and jazz standards. "

" A lot of my fans are young and hip and enjoy my pop album and know the lyrics to those songs as well, which is a real compliment to me. "

" I can sing 'Happy Birthday' to you in twelve different places, but one of them is going to make you feel a certain thing, maybe it's a vulnerability, maybe an innocence, maybe another way is sexy and soulful or bluesy whatever it is, but with singers, exploring keys, I think, is important. "

" I love working with a cast and a group of people every day, which is different than recording because you're usually pretty isolated and alone. They serve as a good balance for each other. "

" It's been a dream of mine to run my own summer camp. I went to one as a kid, and I put on productions, and got lots of confidence. "

" I tend to have a pattern of playing misunderstood characters. "

" The truth is I love musical theater and always have. "

" It's hard to absorb and to allow all that attention and accolades for 'Rent' because the rest of the country doesn't know who we are. Once I walk out of the door of 'Rent,' and I'm on the subway, it doesn't matter. It's an exaggerated sense of fame. "

" I don't quite know how to put it into words, but I feel for the audience that I have; I know them. "

" I set the bar high because I don't want to do just any other show just to keep working. I want to do something special that means something to people and speaks to them. Those kinds of opportunities don't come along all the time! "

" It's the face and the body and the thing that we hide inside that can keep us from the world, but my voice is my voice. "

" When I lived in London when I did 'Wicked' there, everyone told me the audiences might be much more reserved, but I found it was completely the opposite. They jumped to their feet sooner, even more enthusiastically than the New York audiences did, and they were just as warm and as enthusiastic and supportive as New York. "

" I would like to get another job in London or tour there. I miss my friends. "

" Motherhood has helped me to stop overanalyzing things. It's been liberating because I used to be somewhat neurotic. I attribute that to having something bigger than myself. "

" As much as I appreciate people putting me in the category of these very acrobatic belters, I feel like my strength is my... interpretation and my truthfulness with songs, and I don't want young people to think it's all about the high notes that they have to hit. "

" For me, 'Rent' was all about coming out of myself, finding out who I was, learning the power I could have as a performer. "

" All performers get on stage because they need to feel love from an audience. I might appear confident, but those three seconds before I get out there, I'm a mess. But I have to take the risk; otherwise, I'd be miserable and would feel like I wasn't seeing through my personal destiny. "

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" My younger sister had kids before I did, and managed to earn a master's degree while raising them as a single parent. Now she's a brilliant second-grade teacher. I'm in awe of her ability to juggle everything and still be a great mother. "

" Things happen for a reason, and in their own time. "

" I have the potential to be very strong and powerful, sometimes angry, sometimes passionate. I also can be shy and withhold that because I am afraid. I don't want to freak anybody out with my passion... So I struggle with that all the time. "

" I'm a decent tennis player. Good backhand. "

" Everything's always about being homogenized and following in a group. The people who stand out always have the most problems. "