Dick Van Dyke Quotes

That's my dream: one day, I want to standing on the stage on Broadway. I sing; my dancing is terrible, but I can be trained. That's my dream. That's something I really want to work on.

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

I've always loved Broadway, but I never thought I'd actually do it because I was never a full Broadway dancer. And I don't have a big, booming voice.

The wonderful drama teacher at my high school, Barbara Patterson, saw me standing in the hall and told me I should audition for 'West Side Story.' I guess she thought I looked like a gang member.

'Once on This Island' is one of my favorite musicals, so to have the lead in that would be great.

I really want to do Broadway.

I should be on Broadway. You have to sing, you have to dance, you have to speak well, and I'm good at all of those!

I come from a huge theater background. The whole action and stunt world just came as the roles were available.

It was always my dream, to do a leading role on Broadway. It's what I went to college to do, in hopes of one day someone taking a chance on me and saying, 'You know what? You're going to be our girl.'

I was a Russian dancer in my elementary school production of 'Fiddler on the Roof' when I was in third grade or fourth grade. I was one of the younger kids accepted into the play, and the plays were pretty impressive, let me say.

I was the lead in two musicals, and I took dance classes.

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 got into a Broadway show before I ever sang and danced. I learned how after I got in the show.

I am always happy to use my song and dance training.

I just did a play in New York which has been my best experience that I've had for maybe ever. It was Paul Weitz's play called Privilege and I was in New York for three months.

I never wanted to go longer than five years off the stage. Not necessarily musicals, but just doing a play or something.

I really feel confident about my dancing now, so I hope there could be a place for me in the West End or on Broadway - maybe a musical, maybe my own show.

The most rewarding thing is being on Broadway. I went into Cabaret as a replacement and was really challenged beyond anything I could have imagined.

I wish I was more of a song-and-dance girl. I sang in a show once. I wish I could be in 'Hair.'

I want to be like Sutton Foster, Kristin Chenoweth or Anne Hathaway and do everything that has to do with performing.

In my freshman year in high school, I went to the only public high school in Boston with a theatre program.

I never thought about movies. I never thought about Hollywood. It was just being on the stage and being in New York.

I did do Broadway for a little less than a year and realized quickly I don't have a passion for it and, more importantly, I don't have a talent in it.

I would like to play Broadway!

My mom thought I could dance because I used to dance to this Janet Jackson song she'd play when I was a baby. Then she would take me to a Saturday dance school. I used to go every week and got spotted by a scout, who suggested I audition for the role of Billy in 'Billy Elliot the Musical.'