“I think being young in a grownup world, I think it stunted me a little bit. I had to grow up too fast on the outside, but I didn't get to grow up on the inside in the way that you might if you're allowed to fail more.” IfsThinkingWorldWayLittlesMightYoungGrowsBitsGrowing UpFailingLittle BitGrownups Author:Laura Benanti
“I am not so secretly a comedian. I write a lot of my own material if you've seen videos I've done. I write jokes.” IfsWritingDoneMy OwnMaterialsJokesVideoComedian Author:Laura Benanti
“If we had an audience to play to, the performance would have gotten too big. Sizing our performances to the camera was an important journey for me at least.” IfsImportantPlayBigsAudienceJourneyPerformancesCameras Author:Laura Benanti
“Miscarrying is a horrible painful event. That just felt like something that needed to be addressed. I am by no means prescribing how people grieve. I am just saying it's painful, it's not your fault and it's so common. Well if it's so common - let's talk about it and open a dialogue where people know what to say to you.” PeopleIfsKnowsWellsMeanFeltCommonEventsNeededFaultsPainfulHorribleDialogueGrievingLike SomethingJust SayingPrescribing Author:Laura Benanti
“What's the worst, is when people clearly haven't researched you. One time an interviewer asked me if I do a lot of plays. I'm like, yeah. Have you Googled me? There's this thing called Google, and you can ask Google that question. Then you could come to me with informed questions that didn't make me feel like I am brand new to the world.” PeopleIfsWorldFeelsPlayAsksWorstHavensYeahBrandsOne TimeGoogleBrand NewInterviewers Author:Laura Benanti
“I didn't love stickers and unicorns and stuff, but just if I were to ride on the back of a beast to work, I want it to be a frickin' unicorn.” IfsWantStuffBeastUnicornSticker Author:Laura Benanti
“Of course I wanted an agent from the time I was like 5, but my mother was like, 'No, you're going to be normal, you're going to go to school, you're going to get good grades, you're going to play soccer, and if you do well, if you keep your grades up, you can do one community-theater show a year'.” IfsYearsWellsPlayShowsWantedSchoolMotherCoursesCan DoCommunityNormalTheaterAgentsSoccerGradesGood Grades Author:Laura Benanti
