Megan Mullally Quotes

Being back on stage in New York, off-Broadway - I mean, that's an actor's dream.

I've always loved going to see Broadway shows. I've seen 'em all: Rent, Chorus Line, Cats, West Side Story, Guys & Dolls, Wicked, you name it!

I loved being on stage with heroes of mine, like Gregg Edelman and Jimmy Walton, and the lovely Chita Rivera and Stephanie J. Block.

I never thought of myself as a Broadway actress. I'm not really a singer or a dancer.

When I was 12, I did this show on Broadway called 'High Society,' so we moved to New York for the run of that.

The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada.

When I was younger, all I wanted to do was be a singer, and then I got into a great acting class in New York and became obsessed with that.

I don't think I've got the stuff that Broadway musicals are made of. But there are definitely many musicals that I enjoy. 'Hair' and 'Rent' might be my favorites.

I'd done stage musicals for quite a few years, starting with 'Grease' in Auckland.

When I was about 6, my cousin was very active in a Filipino repertory company, doing musicals and plays. Her aunt was one of the founders of the company, and she told my mom that there were these auditions for 'The King and I,' and that they needed kids. I auditioned, got in and the love affair started from there and just kept going.

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

I'd love to go back to Broadway if there was a place for me there. I would absolutely go back; it's just a part of me.

At a very early age I knew I wanted to be an actor and then more specifically that I wanted to be on Broadway and be in musicals.

It's true that my mom loved it when I played Joanie Cunningham in the musical 'Happy Days,' but I think she finally realized I am never going to do 'Oklahoma!'

My goal was simply to be a working actress. I never imagined myself on Broadway.

I love acting. I love singing. Eventually, I'd love to go on Broadway. I love New York so much.

My passion was to be on Broadway and to be part of this community because I saw what it was like from the outside as the young kid in and around New York, and I would see things like the 'Easter Bonnet' or 'Broadway Bares,' things I would sneak into.

I did theater at Carnegie, and in Pittsburgh and New York.

I come from the theater and I plan to always do theater. So I don't really see myself not being able to act even if people don't think I am sexy enough for film at 40, I'll still be acting.

I spent a lot of time in the trenches in New York doing a lot of off-off-off Broadway theater.

'Miss Saigon' was my first professional show. It was one of the first regional productions of 'Miss Saigon.'

Los Angeles doesn't have as vital a theatre as New York does. And that's something that really interests me.

My first show in high school was 'The Music Man.' I was a junior. I played Harold Hill. I did the role at the University of Miami, too. I do love that musical. To do it in high school and college and then to do it professionally - I mean, come on!

After a two-year stint at Cheek by Jowl theatre company in London, I put all my energies into breaking into New York's theatre scene. It took me eight years to build enough to play lead roles.

Got a degree in acting and actually double majored in musical theatre. And then I came straight to New York and started working.