Skylar Astin Quotes

Then when I got to Hollywood, the first musical I did was Festival in 1977.

I got started as an actress doing musical theater, and I always loved 'Grease' and 'West Side Story,' and all those kind of movies.

My first job was on Broadway. Then I went into the Navy. When I came out of the Navy, I went back to Broadway and a friend of mine, Lauren Bacall, was in Hollywood filming with Humphrey Bogart. She told one of her producers I was great in my play, and he saw it and cast me in 'The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'.

I always wanted to be on 'Glee.' As soon as the pilot aired, I said I needed to be on the show.

If someone asked me to be in a movie, I'd be more than happy.

I was in 'Rent,' for God's sake. The closest we came to stunts was dancing on a table.

I started modeling and after a while the photographer Bruce Weber introduced me to Joel Schumacher, who cast me in my first film, and I just fell in love.

I was in New York doing musicals in the theater and on Broadway before 'Orange,' so people always ask, 'Are you ever going to get to sing? Does she even sing?' But people who know me know I actually do sing.

I went to Broadway and I've been doing some fun guest spots with 'Entourage' and 'Glee' and I'm ready to have my own show.

For nearly eight decades, I've had the great fortune of playing thousands of roles before millions of people.

I know doing movies is where I need to be. That's where my audience wants to see me.

I'm vain enough to want do a movie again.

I've always loved film, and since I knew I probably couldn't be a cowboy or a spy in real life, I thought I'd play one in a movie! I started doing theater in middle school and tested for 'Victorious' before being in an episode of 'iCarly.'

I started off in musical theater, yeah. It was one of my first jobs; it was in Spring Awakening in London, which was amazing.

Obviously, I am a huge Matt Morrison fan, and I am a big Lea Michele fan because I know those guys from way back.

I didn't get into entertainment until I was like 31. I didn't star in a movie until I was 46.

Until I got 'Full Metal Jacket,' I was doing Off-Off-Broadway plays with three people in the audience.

I had a Taco Bell audition where I had to wear a huge sombrero and walk around like an idiot. I got call-backs for the movie 'Twister,' did small independent stuff that I won't name. But it led to all my breakthrough moments on 'Entourage.'

I grew up singing, and I played on Broadway to thousands of people, you know what I mean?

I opened the door for one of the great stars of today, Mr. Ernie Hudson. I put him in 'Human Tornado.' It was the first film he ever made. I put him in the film and gave him a break.

The New York theater community didn't like being invaded by reality stars - they still don't - but I got in there and auditioned just like everybody else. They hired me for 'Hairspray' to help sell tickets for a few weeks, but I ended up being there much longer than originally planned and started to carve a niche for myself.

Guy asked me, 'Scat, what is there left for you to do?' And I said, 'A Broadway play, man!' Can you dig it? That's the only thing I never done. I'd like to say I had.

Well, I'd love to work with Kate Winslet - she's amazing.

I would love to be on Broadway!

The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows.