Bernadette Peters Quotes

In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov!

Bernadette Peters

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 28, 1948

Topics

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When museums are built these days, architects, directors, and trustees seem most concerned about social space: places to have parties, eat dinner, wine-and-dine donors. Sure, these are important these days - museums have to bring in money - but they gobble up space and push the art itself far away from the entrance.

Jerry Saltz

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It is my understanding that some groups who are opposed to visiting our campus are basing their decision on Liberty's concealed carry policy.

Jerry Falwell, Jr.

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When I gave up law to go into real estate, my mother said, 'How can you give up the law?' But she lived long enough to see the Bulls win all six championships. She would wear all six pendants at the same time. She could barely stand up.

Jerry Reinsdorf

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Love of place is one of the characteristics I enjoy most about novelists.

Melvyn Bragg

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I decided at 10 I wanted to be in a band; everyone else wanted to play football.

Jeff Mangum

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I'm really comfortable doing voice-overs, but it's really fun to do animation. Those animation talents are hysterical. They're so good, and they're so amazingly quick on their feet.

Amy Hill

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No matter what setting I play in, I will always be New Orleans. It's one of the only cities where you can hang out with the Marsalis family, the Neville brothers, whoever it might be, and we all play together.

Trombone Shorty

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Some versions of crab cakes are mostly crabmeat lightly bound with egg, but I'm a firm believer that a crab cake should contain bread crumbs.

Tom Douglas

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I'm just a shade over 200 lbs., playing basketball with my son, running, hiking, swimming, and feeling way better than I did at 40. 50 doesn't feel so bad!

Dean Cain

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A director, I forget who, told me that it takes 30 years to make an actor. And I believe that. You have to learn your craft, learn your trade - and also you have to live a life and experience things.

Cillian Murphy

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You're surrounded by electronic music in New York. I mean New York is one of the few places in North America where electronic music is the prevalent form.

Bob Mould

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Man is the only animal capable of reasoning, though many others possess the faculty of memory and instruction in common with him.

Aristotle

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