Cathy Rigby

Flying is such a joy. You just want to hoot. ”

Seeing the show is like a visit to the fountain of youth for parents and the children. ”

Acting allows me the freedom to let go, to be in the moment, to be spontaneous. I no longer have the fear of losing, of failure. ”

When you're on the Olympic team at 15, you don't do anything else. There's no normal social development, and your decisions are made for you. ”

It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me do well in the theater. ”

An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax. ”