Sutton Foster Quotes

I was a very outgoing, gregarious, full-of-energy kid.

Ballet is an incredibly difficult, beautiful art form that takes a lot of training, a lot of time, and a lot of hard work.

Even when I’m not working, I’m still working on something because I just want to create something.

I don't think of myself as a dancer. I think of myself as a singer-actress who moves really well.

I made things a lot harder than they needed to be out of fear and anxiety.

I've done some TV and I've done a lot of theater, obviously, and the last character I played on Broadway was a very fast-talking broad. I'm used to learning material and words.

I'm used to working hard. Theater can be very grueling, and that's all I've ever known. It's what I've done for 20 years, which is crazy.

I feel like my life now, it's only getting better, which feels nice.

It's a bit of an outside-in approach - so often the clothing can reveal so much about a character. It's like part of her superhero costume that she gets to put on and become someone else.

It's okay not to know everything; that would have calmed me down.

I am okay that has changed and I have some more wrinkles and my body is changing.

I think the one thing of me that they really wanted to capitalize on is my dorkiness

It's weird to have leisure - to have time off. I'm not used to it.

What I thought 41 would be at 26 is definitely not what I feel now. I still feel incredibly youthful on the inside, in my brain.

I think everybody has something that takes them away or makes them happier. To some people it's baseball or sports or knitting or the movies.

I'm probably in better shape now than I was when I was in my 20s.

I think if I had just slowed down a little bit it could have a little easier. I multiplied how difficult it needed to be instead of just saying, fair enough. You don't have to make it hard.

Well, I was such a huge fan of Amy Sherman-Palladino and of 'Gilmore Girls.'

As long as they're not still living with their parents, [dating younger men] could be viable.

I actually feel very proud of my age.

I don't know, think for that relationship in particular age doesn't really come into play.

I've never lied about my age.

I try to exercise, I try to think of it less as vanity and more like, how do I stay healthy from the inside out? I try to make my insides happy and healthy and I think that reflects on the outside.

I think cheating can inherently mean a deeper problem, someone is acting out.

I was married in my 30s, in a long relationship for about seven years, got divorced, and then I had a string of flings, and then was single for two years.

And, as an adult, I tried skiing, and I ended up in tears.

I do believe in sexual monogamy.

I don't wear a lot of makeup in real life and I try to take care of my skin. I clean it, I moisturize it, but mainly I just try to drink a ton of water.

So I'm studying ballet every day and really training so people will see me as a ballet dancer, which no one's seen before.

I'd had the theater background for so long that I know that world inside out; I just didn't know the pace of how a TV set works, like how a show shoots.

I think Amy Sherman-Palladino has a very specific voice; it's unlike anyone else on television.

I don't think it necessarily makes me want to go back to my 20s, but what I love about playing any type of character is the escapism.

I'm actually excited about being in my 40s. I mean, that's ironic considering the show I'm on, but I have never felt like I need to feel or look the same as when I was 20.

I love to teach, I love to draw, I love animals. So I don't feel like I am relying on one thing to lead me in my career.

When I look at my longterm goals for the rest of my life, there are so many things other than performing that make me happy.

I've never had to deal with ageism - so far - in my career; I have been able to navigate my career and getting older and the roles and opportunities that have come to me.

I feel excited about getting older as an actress, too. I think there are some amazing opportunities around the corner and I don't need to hold on to myself or who I was when I was 25.

I found myself again and then found love.

My ex-husband is not on social media or Facebook, which I find fascinating and I do not follow any [others]. I know that one of them follows me, which I find interesting.

I have a tendency to make my partner my everything and that is unfair and it doesn't end up working out because you can't rely on that one person to fulfill all of your needs emotionally.

I'm a T-shirts, sweatpants and jeans kind of gal, I dress really simply and comfortably.

I grew up sort of a geeky, tall kid, and I think I was always the one trying to make my friends laugh.

If you're in a relationship and someone was cheating, it could be a complete reflection of the relationship itself.

I loved New York, but I never quite felt like New York was my home either.

As actors, you meet people that you are working with and it's tricky. It's blurry... how do you decipher things? I have definitely dated [a co-star], oh yeah, multiple times. It's easy.

I try to have a very optimistic outlook on life, I try not to take anything too seriously, I try to and I do find a ton of joy and happiness in my life and I think that helps you stay youthful.