I was taught never to compromise: to never sing a cheap song. I never look down at the audience and think that they are ignorant or think that I'm more intelligent than they are. To think otherwise is totally incorrect and runs contrary to everything I was raised to believe.
The message of music was also the first thing what I learned from my first teacher. She was an organist too and she was very devoted to what she played, so she had a respect for every piece and she felt that she is not allowed to add something of her own.
It is unseemly to undress on stage. I won't do that.
I do believe that actors have responsibilities.
Every actress has a line she'll draw, where she'll say, 'This I will do and this I won't.' For me, everything has to be important to the story and the director has to be able to tell me why.
Actors are responsible to the people we play.
I think there's a responsibility to any character that you play that was a living persona.
Responsibilities are relative. My responsibility is to a character in a script, to a part I'm playing.
I think most actors feel an obligation to do right by the people they're playing.
