“My parents were in 'Brigadoon' on Broadway when I was a couple of years old.” YearsParentCoupleBroadway Author:Laura Benanti
“I do think musical-theater actors can get a bad rap, and I see why. There is a certain slickness - there's nothing better than an amazing musical, but an okay musical can be one of the worst times you've ever had.” ThinkingCertainActorsWorstOkayTheaterMusicalRapMusical TheaterWorst Times 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
“My mother was an actress and my voice teacher, an incredible voice teacher. My biological father is an actor, and my stepfather, who raised me along with my mother, is a psychotherapist. I was always supported in creative ventures.” MotherActorsFatherVoiceCreativeTeacherRaisedIncrediblesActressesVentureStepfathersPsychotherapistsBiological Fathers Author:Laura Benanti
“I also know that there are a lot of people around the United States who want my husband to win and who are for him and who support our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. And I feel good about those people, too.” PeopleKnowsWantFeelsStatesWinningUnitedUnited StatesSupportHusbandIraqFeel GoodMy HusbandAfghanistanTroopsOur TroopsI Feel GoodSupport The TroopsSupport Our TroopsTroops In Iraq Author:Laura Bush
“Oh, if I had been loved at the age of seventeen, what an idiot I would be today. Happiness is like smallpox: if you catch it too soon, it can completely ruin your constitution.” IfsWould BeAgeTodayLiteratureConstitutionRuinsIdiotBirthdaySeventeenSmallpox Author:Gustave Flaubert
“Well, we've faced very difficult decisions and challenges in our country, every one of us have, as we - since September 11th, as we fought the war on terror, all of those decisions that the President had to make to put young men and women in harm's way.” MenWayWellsWarCountryYoungDifficultPresidentChallengesDecisionMen And WomenTerrorHarmOur CountryYoung ManSeptemberSeptember 11War On TerrorSeptember 11thDifficult Decisions Author:Laura Bush
“If I'm just at the White House, I have meetings in my office, I sign letters, I plan different things. Late in the afternoon, I'll quit working and wait for my husband to get home.” IfsDifferentHomeHouseWaitingWhitePlansHusbandOfficeLateLettersMeetingsQuittingDifferent ThingsMy HusbandWhite HouseAfternoon Author:Laura Bush