Betty Buckley

Feminism - the word - can give us a handle, a rallying point, a common ground, and help us build a bridge. Why not claim the gift of the word as a place to begin? ”

When I was young, I was very blessed to have this insight that my best work would be when I was an older actress. I just always knew that as a young actress. ”

My father didn't want me to go to New York City, and I was determined to go. Learning to give myself the permission to be who I was in the world and to make my own choices was hard. ”

I did an OK job in 'Carrie' but wanted to do better. ”

Good performance is about the capacity to focus and concentrate. ”

The pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people. ”

Everything good that I know was taught to me by great teachers and I feel like giving back and sharing the technique is the thing to do. ”

Our stories are different; our pain is the same. ”

There's a lot of maintenance that goes into being a professional singer. ”

When I was in New York for 'White's Lies,' I saw 'American Idiot' and 'Hair.' I loved both of those. ”