“How did we go - in a relatively short amount of time - from Audrey Hepburn to Kim Kardashian? I don't know how that happened. Like did we all collectively slip and hit our heads as a society? Why are we accepting garbage as nourishment? I don't know what's going on.” KnowsAcceptingKnow HowHappenedAmountSlipsGarbageNourishmentKimHepburnAudrey Author:Laura Benanti
“I feel like people used to leave their homes and go to their local theatre, and they used to watch ballet dancers and musical theatre performers and tap dancers and orchestras and dog acts. You had to leave your home, be in the presence of other people, know how to behave, and enjoy the human being whose beating heart was in front of you.” PeopleKnowsFeelsHumansHeartHomeUsedEnjoyHuman BeingsWatchesKnow HowDogFrontsMusicalTheatreLocalsBehaveDancerPerformersBalletOrchestraBallet DancerMusical TheatreTap Dancers Author:Laura Benanti
“I wanted other women to know there's no shame in talking about it. People don't say they're pregnant until the second trimester. I intellectually understand that you don't want the whole world to know your business, but at the same time what does that mean? You don't tell your employers you're pregnant, but then when you miscarry no one knows you miscarried. Miscarrying is a horrible painful event.” PeopleKnowsWorldWantMeanDoeWholeWantedTalkingEventsShamePainfulWhole WorldHorriblePregnantEmployers 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
“I'm not a big weird eater-of-things. I mean honestly I would say like for me, like escargot or sweetbreads is the weirdest thing I've eaten. But I haven't eaten like bugs or... not that I know of.” KnowsMeanBigsHavensHonestlyBugsEscargot Author:Laura Benanti
“My biggest influence is someone I really don't know at all: Tina Fey. Smart, funny, beautiful, self-deprecating, also a mom and a wife.” KnowsSelfBeautifulWifeInfluenceMomSmartFeySelf Deprecating Author:Laura Benanti
“I think that every therapist that I know, including my dad and my sister, have their own issues. But that empathy is what makes them good at their job.” ThinkingKnowsJobsIssuesDadEmpathyIncludingMy DadMy SisterTherapists Author:Laura Benanti
“I try to give the appearance that I have it all together and that I know what I'm talking about, but at the end of the day, I think I might be full of crap.” ThinkingKnowsGivingTryingEndsMightTogetherTalkingAppearanceThe End Of The DayCrap Author:Laura Benanti
