Theater Dreams Quotes

Even before Pentatonix, I always thought that I would be out here in New York doing Broadway and doing musical theater. That was what gave me the passion for music in the first place, so it's been really, really, cool.

First off let me say, I've wanted to be an actress since I was a little girl.

When I did 'Thoroughly Modern Millie,' it was almost every 'first' I could have imagined: I dreamt someday being on Broadway, and then dreamt someday playing a lead on Broadway, and then dreamt someday of getting to originate a role, and then getting a Tony nomination. It all happened at once. I was just terrified.

I really wanted to be a Broadway kid.

I thought I'd be doing weird, Off Broadway theater after I graduated.

I did not see myself as a leading lady. I thought I was really funny-looking and I would never be the lead, and I certainly would never do film or television. I wanted to do theater. I wanted to be the grand dame of the American stage.

As a kid growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, all I wanted to do was be on Broadway in a musical. 'Spring Awakening' kind of answered all of my questions and fulfilled all of my dreams - beyond my wildest dreams.

When I moved to New York City in 1965, I wanted to be in theater. I was following my Ethel Barrymore dream. But I was too young to be Ethel.

I didn't aspire to be on Broadway.

I'd like to have one of my plays on Broadway.

I thought that's where I would go: I would become a Shakespearian actor.

I think that's every actor's dream, actually: to play lead parts.

I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway.

I remember watching the Tony Awards as a young girl, thinking I would never get that far but, in my heart, wanting so badly to perform on Broadway and defy the expectations of my small town.

I always wanted to work on Broadway. That's something I always wanted to do.

I would love to work on Broadway, but I don't know that it would manifest itself in musical theater.... I have terrible stage fright that I'd have to get over.

I never got to Broadway. I would love to do that.

I'd love to do Broadway some day. Before I started doing television I was just a primarily a stage actor, but I haven't done it in a while.

Did I think I'd ever be in television shows that people would see or movies? No. But I knew that I was going to be an actor.

I would love to play Dot in 'Sunday in the Park with George.' It's one of my dream roles - to play Dot.

I've always wanted to play Maria in West Side Story. My idol is Natalie Wood, and I love the movie, so I think a modern-day twist on it would be really neat.

I want to be in a musical. I love music, and just to be able to mash the music and the acting together, it would be just incredible.

I wanted to be a Broadway star.

Every time somebody would ask me what I want to be when I grow up, I would always say, 'I want to be on Broadway!'

I'd love to do Broadway. It's funny. I love it, but I've never actually seen an actual Broadway show, not even 'Hairspray.'