Patti LuPone quotes

Patti LuPone is an acclaimed American singer and actress, celebrated for her powerful performances on Broadway and beyond. Her commanding voice and dynamic stage presence have earned her multiple Tony and Grammy Awards. She continues to inspire audiences with her artistry and dedication to the performing arts. Here are 27 of her quotes:

Smile at a stranger. See what happens.

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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.

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The word diva to me means doing something supernatural with something natural.

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Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we're all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.

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I just love chickens.

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I am in musical theatre, but it isn't necessarily what I listen to in my leisure time, do you know what I mean?

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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I think Madonna is a wonderful performer.

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I think that Stevie Nicks is one of the greats. Steve Nicks and Grace Slick and Janis Joplin have the real rock voices, to me.

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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.

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All my career, I've said this: Critics and producers think audiences want actors that only present the silhouette and hit the points in the silhouette. What I do is too dangerous.

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My favorite composers are the ones that tell the story. I love Wagner. I love Mahler. Prokofiev. The programmatic music. I listen more to classic rock because I don't like the contemporary music very much.

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What's the difference in opening from scratch in Philly or opening from scratch in New York? The old out-of-town tryout circuit - taking the show pre-Broadway to cities like Boston, New Haven, Philadelphia, Washington - has sort of been replaced with the amount of workshops we do.

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I'm sure there are actors out there who work with other actors on a consistent basis - I am not one of them.

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

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I just create, that's what I do.

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The theater is a tough place. It's not cushioned the way it is in film and television.

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