My advice to aspiring performers is trust your instincts, 9 times out of 10 they are perfect.

There are definite vocal trends for every generation as well as accents and I'm not talking about regionalisms.

Think of every audition as a chance to perform and you will have fun doing it.

I was use to wearing things that accentuated and flattered my bust and waist (just shakin' what my mama gave me) and definitely not my thighs.

Try not be resentful or jealous of other people's success. Know that your path as a performer is going to be very different than others. Try your best not to compare.

I initially told people I wanted to be a dancer and ultimately a "Rockette." I didn't really know what a musical theatre performer was other than the Shirley Temple type.

I hardly ever belted; I was a soprano and a comedienne and intended on doing mostly soprano legit roles but my first equity show, to my surprise, was Blues in The Night at The Cleveland Playhouse.

When you don't get a role, it wasn't meant to be.

My favorite thing to do is transform. The further the character is away from me the more I enjoy it.

I love performing in a good straight play as well and I'm a crossover actor, I crossover from plays to musicals, musicals to plays. This is very difficult for performers.

I think any good singer needs to be a good actor. You have to be able to tell the story.

If we repent, the Lord will forgive us.

"Good enough never is" has become the motto of this company.

Jazz music is to be played sweet, soft, plenty rhythm.

There's only few people who have strength to honor someone's achievement without envy.

Random things are luxurious to people. It's personal.

One hundred sparrow does not make one eagle.

I'm not a big fan of young kids having Facebook. It's not something they need. It's not necessary.

We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams.

The most disgusting four letter word in the English language is 'cage'.

Every place, once unique, itself, is strangely shot through with radiations from every other place. ‘There’ was then; ‘here’ is now.