Chandra Wilson Quotes

My mom took me to see 'Annie' on Broadway when I was little, and I just wanted to be doing what those girls were doing.

I would love to do a musical. Something old-fashioned, probably.

In Broadway, we do love jazz hands.

I went to 'Godspell' when I was 10 - my mother took me, and that was the first play I ever saw. That was it for me.

I saw 'Hairspray' at the Pantages in L.A. It came to the Pantages right before I did the movie, and just being in New York sometimes and seeing the marquees and everything like that, I'm like, 'I really, really have to go experience a Broadway play.'

I love Broadway. I love live performing. It's really spiritual when you can get to interact with people, and they actually affect how your show goes.

I started when I was in 'The King and I' when I was on Broadway when I was nine.

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.

That experience with 'Rent' went by so fast. I was younger. I didn't even really know what opening night was. And now I'm thinking back on the times I went to Broadway as a kid and the excitement I felt... And I'm realizing that I'm actually a part of that, so I'm learning to take it in, 'cause so often I shrug it away.

My parents were really, really cool about supporting what I wanted to do at a really young age. I think I was about 10 when I caught the bug. They would drive me down to New York if there were auditions. When I was 12, I did this show on Broadway called 'High Society,' so we moved to New York for the run of that.

I did my first show in second grade. I was a munchkin in 'The Wizard of Oz.'

You have to realize that when I started to work on 'Aladdin', Disney Theatrical wasn't in existence. I suppose I had always hoped that 'Aladdin' would be somewhere on the runway.

My parents were in 'Brigadoon' on Broadway when I was a couple of years old.

Musical theater is often seen as a lesser form of acting, although I don't see it that way.

Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows.

'Hairspray' was a show I was involved in from the very first reading, and I was 19. And, 'Hairspray', was one of my favorite movies growing up.

The musicals that I love on stage are generally meant for the stage.

'Hamilton' is one of the best things I've ever seen on a stage, and for a guy who loves American history, hip-hop and theater, it was pure bliss.

I sing; I started my career at 9 years old in 'Les Miserables' on Broadway.

With my family as my audience, I used to sing, dance, and reenact every scene from 'Grease,' 'Newsies' and 'Les Miserables' as many times as they would let me.

Most theatrical events range in the inaudible. When I went to see 'Mamma Mia,' I thought they were playing it through a megaphone.

Sondheim has been a part of my musical collective since I was eight. I was a dramatic little kid.

I did my first play around four or five. I can't remember the first one, but I did 'Annie' when I was five.

I've heard everyone do 'Bring Him Home' from 'Les Miserables.' When Colm Wilkinson did it, I truly never thought I would hear anyone as good, never mind better.

I did my first little kids' musical, 'The Sound of Music,' at 5, in a jungle gym, essentially. I was a made-up Von Trapp child, Ingrid Von Trapp.