Betty Buckley quotes

Betty Buckley is an American actress and singer renowned for her work on stage and screen. A Tony Award winner, she gained fame for her performances in musicals such as "Cats" and on television shows like "Eight Is Enough." She continues to inspire audiences with her powerful voice and dynamic presence. Here are 24 of her quotes:

Feminism - the word - can give us a handle, a rallying point, a common ground, and help us build a bridge. Why not claim the gift of the word as a place to begin? (Betty Buckley)
The pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people. View quote
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Everything good that I know was taught to me by great teachers and I feel like giving back and sharing the technique is the thing to do. View quote
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Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies. Musical Theater is now a more expanded art form. Back then, singer/actors were not the norm. From the 60's to now, it is necessary to do it all to be a consummate Broadway performer. View quote
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We can't compare stories. We can only know in our hearts that we are the same. That may be the best we can do. View quote
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I was hugely relieved to discover there was a purpose for girls with loud voices. View quote
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Our stories are different; our pain is the same. View quote
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So, when the discussion about not using the term feminist came up at a conference workshop, I couldn't believe it. The more I listened, the more I felt the need to express my passion about my identity as a feminist. View quote
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Good performance is about the capacity to focus and concentrate. View quote
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I had no words for these feelings. And then people started using the word Ms. Suddenly, there was this handle with which I could identify myself and understand why I felt so out of whack with the culture around me. View quote
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My two great loves are music and horses. (Betty Buckley)
The work that must be done for each woman to reconnect with her psyche and to give herself a chance to live her own life is essentially the same. The realization of the equality of all races, the equality of all beings is essential. View quote
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There's a lot of maintenance that goes into being a professional singer. View quote
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It's just a little ranch. Thirty-five acres. In Texas, if it's not a thousand acres, it's considered a ranchette. View quote
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It was critical to finding a way out. I had assumed young women knew the history of feminism and must have felt gratitude to the movement for the opportunities that the work we have done has afforded them. View quote
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The word, and the concept of feminism, was a gift because it gave me a sense of identity and a way of defining how I wished to live my life. View quote
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For one thing, I teach my students what my teacher for twenty years, Paul Gavert, told me, 'The voice follows... the voice follows everything about you... who you are.' View quote
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I have never experienced racism in the feminist movement, so it concerned me to think that I was unable to see the subject clearly because I came from white, middle-class privilege. View quote
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I love Mary Chapin Carpenter songs. I love her songs 'Come On, Come On' and 'I Am A Town', they're two of my favorite songs. View quote
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T Bone and I grew up together in Fort Worth, Texas. He had his own recording studio by the time he was seventeen years old. When we were both nineteen he made the first archival recording of my voice. View quote
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If we're for one another, we're feminists. The rest is semantics. (Betty Buckley)
When there's an opportunity to do more, we must. View quote
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Well, the teacher I studied with for nineteen and a half years was a man named Paul Gavert. He was a great lieder singer, so basically I'm a trained lieder singer because of that teacher. The teacher I currently study with - since 1995 - is Joan Lader, who also studied with Gavert. View quote
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T Bone is genius. The way they've recorded my voice and the instrumentation to these songs is really quite extraordinary. View quote
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Betty Buckley

Betty Buckley - Image
Photo: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Actress
Born: July 3, 1947
Quotes count: 24

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