American - Actor | December 14, 1963 -
The road's a tough life, but I said 'yes,' because as a kid growing up in Ohio, I never had a chance to see a Tony-winning actress in a role she won the Tony for.
Alice Ripley
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George Hearn taught me that you learn that there are roles that are Tony roles and roles that are not.
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My mother is always the most vulnerable person in any room, and so I definitely have that part of her inside me.
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I'm like a prize fighter. When I'm not on stage, every action that I take has to be focused on my next performance.
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I'm a strong follower of hydrotherapy.
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'Next to Normal' has challenged me as an actor because of how complex Diana is. And that's got me hungry for another character like that in a non-singing role because it would be interesting to express that same intensity in a different way.
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Teachers want to teach you theory, and that's fine, but when it comes to rock and roll, you only need three chords. There's something comforting about that.
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It's heartbreaking to see theater people be forced to accept the business side of show business.
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When I did 'Rocky Horror,' I didn't want to meet the audience afterward, because they'd been having a good time yelling names at me all night, and I didn't really want to tell them that I didn't have such a good time being yelled at all night.
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You've got to chop back the performance like a rose bush. That's when it's beautiful.
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I don't honestly have the time or energy to support anybody else's cause but my own, which is self-expression. So I guess, if I had a cause, it would be education.
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Leisure time is when I'm not at the Booth Theater.
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