Jillian Hervey Quotes

I still do have the little lunch bag that my mother made out of a towel and embroidered with my name on it for when I went to kindergarten.

When I'm performing for the people, I am me, then. I am that little girl who, when she was five years old, used to sing at church. Or I'm that 15-year-old young lady who wanted to be grown and wanted to sing and couldn't wait to be smokin' a cigarette, you know?

I remember tap-dancing and singing in front of the TV when I was a kid, telling my dad to stop watching Ed Sullivan or Milton Berle and watch me.

I feel a lot more comfortable on stage in the theatre. It just reminds me of being a kid and doing pantomimes.

British actors wear wigs a lot. I find it to be a nice ritual at the end of the day, take the wig off, clean the makeup off, go home, leave work behind me.

The thing I've always liked about performing is that I decide what I want to wear, whether I want to comb my hair.

I will confess I did none of my own singing. I did all my own costume and makeup, though.

I used to love sitting on the bathroom floor in my pajamas and watching my mother get ready for an event. She'd stand in front of her vanity and apply bright red and blue makeup - it was the '80s, you know.

I have to always go back to Tim Horton's, it's my favorite spot. I remember growing up as a kid - my mom, every Saturday morning she'd go the hairdresser and she'd give me two dollars to go buy donuts.

Whenever I'm out late she makes a sandwich for my school lunch. I always protest and tell her not to, saying I'll make my own when I get home. But she likes it. She says it reminds her of when I was younger and needed her.

If I'm going to rehearse, I don't necessarily rehearse in costume.

I'm an actor, so I like costumes.

Waffle House is my childhood thing. We used to go there on Sundays or weekends every now and then with my family. It's just good, Southern, home-cooked food, and that's what I love.

The first tour an artist does is a strange one... because you can never tell how the audience is going to react.

When my mom travelled, she would bring me basketball tapes.

I started singing when I was three - my mother would teach me some versions of 'Thirupugazh.' And I loved being on stage.

I grew up watching 'Gigi.' My grandmother had it, and I watched it there.

When I am on stage, I am often thinking about what I will eat after the show.

When I was a child, my father would read out loud to my brother, my mother, and me. Several times in the course of my childhood, he would read 'Alice and Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass' over a few weeks. They were a great favorite with all of us.

My mom always had me and my brother watching old Fred Astaire movies.

When I was little, my mom made all of my costumes.

There is no reason why a guitar player makes the guitar-playing faces. It doesn't help you play guitar. You've not improved your skills. It's because you're up onstage, and the natural inclination is to put on a show. The rock guy faces are just as much of a front or a show as us wearing crazy makeup. It's just a different scale.

I come from a family of compulsive collectors, and my first memories are really all about collecting. I remember visiting flea markets with my mother or my grandmother - she goes to local ones around Varese, Italy, every Sunday when she's at home.

Live performance is everything. First of all, I have terrible stage fright. But beyond that, once the music starts, it's OK.

I have fond memories of all things Henson. I grew up on the stuff. My mom's a massive fan and made sure it was a part of my upbringing.