“When doing a revival, you have a lot of people asking you questions about someone who played it before, and to me that's neither here nor there - it has no bearing on the material that I have to use. The material that is written down in a score and script that the writers originally used is what I use.” PeopleUseUsedWrittenMaterialsAskingScriptsScoreRevival Author:Kelli O'Hara
“Sometimes I think people are famous because they're themselves and they do a role and you see them do it.” PeopleThinkingSometimesRoles Author:Kelli O'Hara
“American theatre, to me, represents zeroing down on what the need is to get inside the personal hearts of people. I think it's really beautiful if we can keep doing that instead of just fluffing everything up and hiding again.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsHeartBeautifulTheatreHidingReally Beautiful Author:Kelli O'Hara
“I'm grateful that I feel the way that I do - to make choices based on a lot of people's feelings - even though it has been hard at times, especially when I was younger, but I feel like it has led me down the right road for me. I'm very happy with what has come of that.” PeopleWayFeelsHas BeensHardFeelingsChoicesGratefulVery HappyRight Road Author:Kelli O'Hara
“I think in this business [acting] there's the option to do a lot of things and say, "I don't care. I'm just going to do what I want," but what I do affects a lot of people.” PeopleThinkingWantCareActingDon't CareI Don't Care Author:Kelli O'Hara
“I'm not a victim. And the people who are victims of something, my heart is completely with them. But I'm not. I know I've been treated like a woman in this business [acting]. I mean I've got lots of stories, but they don't have any control over me.” PeopleKnowsHeartMeanStoriesActingMy HeartVictimTreated Author:Kelli O'Hara
“You always want to be the person who doesn't need to be included, but it feels damn good to be among you people. My first Broadway show was Master Class, and I saw Audra McDonald. The one that sealed the deal was Ragtime, with Marin Mazzie. My first big role was with John Lithgow, and he taught me the ropes. Norm Lewis sang the night I met my husband. It makes me feel like I have a family.” PeopleWantNeedsFeelsFirstsPersonsShowsBigsNightDealsClassRolesSawsTaughtMastersMetsHusbandDamnMy HusbandNormBroadwayRopeMcdonaldsBroadway ShowsDamn GoodRagtime Author:Kelli O'Hara
