Broadway is one of the hardest things I've ever done.
I just love the idea of doing an all-female play on Broadway.
When I made my Broadway debut, I was still cleaning houses, something I'd done since I went out on my own at 15.
When I was on Broadway when I was little, I remember always driving through Times Square with my dad to the theater. Now when I go back, you can't even drive on Broadway in the 40s. New Times Square is too touristy to me.
So in case there was any doubt, I am here to report that having a play on Broadway does not suck.
There's no better feeling than being on a Broadway stage for me.
And, I'd never done Tennessee Williams, and I had done Broadway musicals, so it was a challenge.
There's been talk of YES possibly doing something on Broadway in New York. People have approached me with that idea, and there are discussions about that.
There are no large-scale original musicals being made right now. They're all Broadway adaptations and jukebox musicals or catalog musicals, and they just don't interest me as much.
The fact that I even get in Broadway shows is, to me, still amazing, but then to win a Tony was just incredible.
I was one of those people who watched and videotaped the Tonys every year and kept a highlight reel every year. I saw every Broadway show as a kid.
When I got to Broadway, I conducted five Broadway shows.
But as far as dream roles - I know this is so expected of me, but I would to play Elphaba in 'Wicked' on Broadway. I have a lot of dream roles, but that's like my main one because of the vocal track. I love belting high things!
I would love to be on Broadway!
I really cut my teeth on off-off-off Broadway shows.
The most rewarding thing is being on Broadway. I went into Cabaret as a replacement and was really challenged beyond anything I could have imagined.
I had toured around England endlessly throughout my teens, but when I came to the U.S. to perform on Broadway, that was a huge step.
I always, always meant to be on stage. I only ended up even auditioning for television and movies because I was understudying a Turgenev play on Broadway and was so broke that, when I got a mini-series, I had to take it and was so ashamed because I was such a snob.
I do Broadway because I refuse to succumb to the stereotypical things that Hollywood does to a performer.
I've done three Broadway musicals and tons of concerts and all kinds of things, but nobody knows that except the people in New York.
The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them.
I don't want to miss out on my grandchildren and my daughter, and doing Broadway would do just that.
After I graduated, I tried Broadway, which was difficult for me. It was tough to get a part on Broadway, so I just started talking to audiences at different social gatherings, and little by little I became Don Rickles - whatever that is.
It's interesting that the wondrous 'Hamilton,' which I could not be more ecstatic about, has taken a long time to perfect to bring it to Broadway. And it wouldn't have been possible if it was developed in the commercial theatre from the get-go.
I was dancing on Broadway for many years. Then everyone was either getting injured or retiring, and I was dancing with younger dancers.
I've always felt embraced by the Broadway community even before I felt like I earned it.
I keep fooling people into giving me jobs, and now I'm on Broadway. It's always something I've wanted to be a part of, and I can't believe that this is the experience I'm having.
I would love to go back to Broadway.
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.
I came from somewhat of a musical family. I had an uncle on Broadway. My dad kind of knows how to play instruments. Although, I always find it annoying when he does play an instrument.
Obviously I love working in film and television, but I started in theater and I'd love to be on Broadway.
I'm a Broadway baby, through and through. It's my first love, and it's what brought me to New York in the first place.
I never thought of myself as a Broadway actress. I'm not really a singer or a dancer.
Some of my own books are being developed - one as a Broadway musical.
My introduction to acting was through theatre, so I actually saw a couple of Broadway shows that made me want to be an actor.
I've been alienating my public since I was 20 years old. When 'American Buffalo' came out on Broadway, people would storm out and say, 'How dare he use that kind of language!' Of course I'm alienating the public! That's what they pay me for.
