Alice Ripley

Any kind of grieving that is not allowed causes a break. In our culture, grieving in public is not encouraged, but in other cultures, it is done publicly. Some cultures have walls where people can cry. We don't have that. We have theatre where there's always the chance for you to face things within yourself. ”

It's heartbreaking to see theater people be forced to accept the business side of show business. ”

When the decades pass and you're working in this business, the audiences get older with you. That's the nice part about it. They're so supportive and so loving. ”

I would love to play Mary in 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' or 'Virginia Woolf' or a comedy - just, like, a slapstick comedy. ”

Chrissie Hynde's from Ohio, and so am I. If there's a Cleveland sound, that's what it is. ”

It's nice to be in a smaller room. I like the big arenas as well, but at my core, I'm a live performer, so it's nice to be able to feel the warmth of everybody in the room. ”

If there were a song from 'West Side Story' that I would do, it would be 'Something's Coming,' but in a sense that put it in the right key for me and then do that one. ”

When it comes to your creative life and what it's going to take, you will do a disservice to everybody if you just dabble. ”

Norm Lewis, who plays Jake in 'Side Show,' and I had a song together in 'Tommy,' and I understudied Mrs. Walker. ”

I just think Brian d'Arcy James is a dream come true. I've known of him ever since I saw him in 'Titanic,' and I fell crazy in love with him at that moment. ”