Donna Mckechnie Quotes

#1. Each situation is a blossom to be picked with a curious spirit.

Donna Quesada

#2. If Hitler were alive the best punishment would be to put him out-of-town with a new musical ...

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#3. You know, I do have a little Pollyanna in me.

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#4. Before you get mugged by reality, take out an insurance policy. It's the Reagan way.

George P. Shultz

#5. Whenever you do a show, there are happy reunions of people; it's very familial.

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#6. When I saw 'Chess' in London, I thought it was horrible. It was so static. People were coming down front and just facing the audience, singing.

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#7. It takes a lifetime of devotion to build your craft, your confidence, and the ability to sing and dance and act believably.

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#8. There can be no acceptable future without an honest analysis of the past.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

#9. When I first walked into 54 Below, I had this kind of deja vu experience and tried to imagine what this was like back in the day when I would come here at night after doing 'A Chorus Line.'

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#10. As an actress, I am always interested in the new writers.

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#11. Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon intimidated us all because she walked in and was going to be the dance captain. She was a great star, but she loved that kind of work as his assistant.

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#12. I never meant to call you Mudblood, it just-"
Lily: "Slipped out? It's too late. I've made excuses for you for years. None of my friends can understand why I even talk to you. You and your precious little Death Eater friends ... You've chosen your way, I've chosen mine.

J.K. Rowling

#13. Clamboring over building detritus was not the lifestyle Karl Lagerfeld had in mind for this sweet little powder-blue suit. As he oversaw the hand stitching in his atelier he had probably imagined the suit living a life of tea parties and lunches with the girls at the Ivy

Tyne O'Connell

#14. It's important to get the facts straight, a lot of information out there isn't right.

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Frances Caballo

#16. Thank God for YouTube. Every Thanksgiving, I'm bombarded with 'Turkey Lurkey Time.'

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#17. I was terribly shy, but I was always in harmony when I was dancing.

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#18. Doing a musical is not just acting. It's total theater. When you have to justify the enormous projection of energy it takes to just go into song and dance, you realized why it's such a humbling experience every time you go into a show.

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#19. It's not the ideal situation to have two directors. It's just not the ideal thing.

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#20. Frank Loesser was a beautiful soul. I didn't know how great he was when I met him, but I just adored him. He was a sweet man.

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#21. The Italian philosopher Gianni Vattimo makes a similar point to Rorty: "We don't reach agreement when we have discovered the truth," he observes; "we say we have discovered the truth when we reach agreement.

Stephen Batchelor

#22. I have the oldest whiplash in the business.

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#23. It's difficult for writers in the theatre. It's difficult for writers in the theatre.

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#24. Any time I can come to L.A., because I live in New York ... when I go to L.A., it really is about the people, having reunions and seeing my friends I don't see enough.

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#25. The two most painful things in my life are arthritis and divorce.

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#26. Outside of being an actress, I feel like being out is the biggest way that gay people can change perception. There are people that give millions of dollars to gay organizations but are closeted to their own families.

Jill Bennett

#27. 'A Chorus Line' never dies; it just keeps opening doors and giving back to me - but there was a time when I considered it an albatross around my neck.

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#28. I can be myself everywhere and be happy and confident and not feel that I am just what I do.

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#29. Jesus Christ is the joy of the journey.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#30. You can't look too old for the chorus.

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#31. Sound should bring you in. We have people in all these specialized departments to make it one whole. They are supposed to work together to bring us into their world, not push us away. For example, rock music has to be loud, but it doesn't have to be too loud.

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#32. Whenever I do my concerts, I try to do master classes or students.

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#33. To go back to visit the early days with Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, when she was the dance captain of 'How to Succeed,' and finding them again 25 years later and working with them on 'Charity.' That was really great fun.

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#34. The whole cast of 'Company' was invited to Hal Prince's house. This is one of the highlights of my life. We all sat in the living room. Sitting on the floor, I was right by the piano.

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#35. It means a lot when people understand what I'm going for.

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#36. I thought if I didn't write my own show, I'll rust.

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#37. It has always been important to me to be a creative artist, not to be a star, not to be rich, not to be famous.

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