Patti LuPone Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I learned a long time ago from David Mamet to wipe your feet at the door, get it out on stage and then go about your life.”

“A well-rounded performer will listen to all kinds of music. I like classical, Middle Eastern, and rock a lot.”

“I'm totally Italian, but I'm not a diva. If you could see the way I'm dressed in daily life, that's not a diva. Appearances are so not important to me.”

“My favorite band was The Band, and nobody compares in my mind with The Band.”

“I don't listen to the contemporary pop artists. They all sound alike, anyway.”

“I know what it means to have a leading part, and I know what it means to have a featured part.”

“I'd love to do situation comedy - it's the best job in show business.”

“I'll tell you what I think in general about people who want to make their Broadway debut that are not trained stage actors. Don't they know, Broadway ain't for sissies? It is a tough gig. You are responsible, physically, mentally, emotionally, for eight shows a week, at the top of your game. It's not easy.”

“The only thing we are as actors are messengers. That's all we are. Correct? We are delivering the playwright's intention through the concept of the director. And I come on stage; if I feel confident in the role, then I give it away.”

“I knew when I was a kid that I had a Broadway voice. I wanted to be a rocker, because I grew up in that era of transistor radios at the beach.”