Ellen Greene Quotes

From baby time to now, I wanted to be a Disney princess, and then I wanted to be a singer or an actress.

I auditioned for a play in fifth grade, and that's when I knew that I wanted to be a singer and performer.

In my whole life, when I've watched TV and movies, I've almost always felt, 'I could do that better,' and I thought everyone felt that way.

I saw my first two Broadway shows when I was 4 years old, 'The Lion King' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' and after both of them I came home and reenacted the entirety of the shows on my living room table for my family and friends. I started doing that after every show I saw until I actually did my first youth production when I was 5.

It's important to have your own voice.

I was always a performer kid - like, annoyingly so. I would put on shows for my family and direct my friends in little plays, and my little sister, I'd make up dances with her. But when I was 12, that was when I started taking it seriously, and my mom for some reason believed in me and helped me find an agent in Cleveland, which did nothing for me.

I just wanted to be a good comic and had no sense of show business, but at some point you want the opportunity to write a show about your life.

I think imagination can be an incredibly powerful tool and it can help you get more confidence.

When they asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' I said, 'I want to be a model and an actress.' They said, 'Why?' I said, 'Because I can look good and get paid to do it.' That's the kind of kid I was.

From when I can remember, I wanted to be an actress. I am a die hard fan of dancing and would take my dad's clothes and my mom's clothes and dance in front of the mirror. I loved my dad's clothes, as they had a lot of glitter in them.

Around when I turned 17 and I bought my own studio equipment and started recording myself, I kinda found my own voice. I just started rapping like my normal self and this happy guy.

To costume yourself in the way that you fantasize, to make that a reality, and then to go right into the universe looking like an exceptional being takes a lot of courage.

For me, speaking my mind is a big part of my life, and I encourage other people to do that as well.

I've been the best in the world, and I believe my self worth, it's more important to me than my net worth.

At the end of the day, I want to do film, and I want to do TV, but I grew up on stage, and I love music.

Since I was four, my goal was to be a famous singer and a famous actor.

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

I'm convinced whenever something opens on Broadway, it's a miracle. It's a miracle that people survived.

A part of me always wanted to be an actor.

Living in New York and doing a Broadway show is a dream come true. I've been training for this ever since I was five years old. Actually doing it and living my dream is incredible.

I don't know how to explain it, but ever since I was a little girl, I knew that I wanted to perform.

The longer I've done TV, the more fearless I've become. Fearless in what I say, in what I wear, what my hair looks like.

I'm always trying to prove to my 17-year-old self that I can do creative things I thought weren't possible.

At 14, I was modeling, which helped me come out of my shell, but I always dreamed of theater school.

My dream job growing up was always to be an artist. It wasn't even that I would be a rapper or singer; I just knew I would be a public figure.