“Don’t be an asshole.”

A List Of Sassy Broadway Ladies That Own My Heart (in no particular order) | 14. Sutton Foster

“I’ve never felt anything so exciting as when this unanimous gasp came from the audience. That’s why I love doing live theater more than anything: you get an immediate reaction, whether it’s good or bad.”

A List Of Sassy Broadway Ladies That Own My Heart (in no particular order) | 13. Jane Krakowski

“I think human beings are really interesting. To me that’s the whole point of theater. The whole point of theater is us being able to look at a story, or listen to a song, or see something on stage and us feel less alone as human beings, to feel connected to other people. And the best theater does that, the best theater has universal themes in it and makes you feel connected to humanity.”

A List Of Sassy Broadway Ladies That Own My Heart (in no particular order) | 12. Emily Skinner

“In theater, the process of it is the experience. Everyone goes through the process, and everyone has the experience together.  It doesn’t last, only in people’s memories and in their hearts. That’s the beauty and sadness of it, but that’s life, the beauty and the sadness. And that is why theater is life.”

A List Of Sassy Broadway Ladies That Own My Heart (in no particular order) | 11. Sherie Rene Scott

“We have this strength inside of us and yet we are taught to always sort of keep it down. I sort of found in my life that I’ve taken a step back and made myself smaller in order to try to fit in. And that hasn’t worked. And we have to learn to kind of embrace what makes us unique, and embrace our strength and then if people don’t like it, fuck it.”

A List Of Sassy Broadway Ladies That Own My Heart (in no particular order) | 10. Idina Menzel

“I’m lucky I’ve been able to make a living at what I do now, because I couldn’t really do anything else.”

A List Of Sassy Broadway Ladies That Own My Heart (in no particular order) | 09. Marin Mazzie

“Being a household name–does that equal success? I don’t think so. I think success is working. A lot of people talk about working hard and being rejected for shows, but you have to pay your dues and work on your craft and prove to yourself–and maybe to others as well–that you can do this.”

A List Of Sassy Broadway Ladies That Own My Heart (in no particular order) | 08. Sara Ramirez

“I have a very competitive streak in me. […] It has more to do with wanting to prove people wrong, and also keep busting down doors, and not necessarily just for myself.”

A List Of Sassy Broadway Ladies That Own My Heart (in no particular order) | 06. Audra McDonald

“Go forth and do that which frightens you.  Well, don’t climb to the top of the Empire State Building believing you can fly and jump off the top to the mantra of, ‘Alice said I can do it.’  No, the acts of valor I am talking about do not include those which might take your life, even though they may feel that way.  I’m talking about death defying acts of the spirit.”

A List Of Sassy Broadway Ladies That Own My Heart (in no particular order) | 05. Alice Ripley

“I honestly love acting any way I can […] I feel so lucky to be a working actress, I never take that for granted. I know how many talented people there are who just can’t get that break.”

A List Of Sassy Broadway Ladies That Own My Heart (in no particular order)| 04. Kerry Butler

“I had to release being perfect.  I had to release the idea that everybody is going to love you, because they’re not.  I think it allowed me to be more of myself.  Because honestly, if I thought about what people are saying about me on a chat room or whatever, I would go insane.  I’d be crazier than I already am, and that’s pretty crazy…”

A List Of Sassy Broadway Ladies That Own My Heart (in no particular order) | 03. Laura Benanti

“I always try to deliver myself when I go into a room.  And I feel like I’ve been in this business long enough, and through trial and error, what I have realized is that I shouldn’t try to be anybody else.  I just really try to be, I should try to sell the best me that I can be.”

A List Of Sassy Broadway Ladies That Own My Heart (in no particular order) | 02. Heidi Blickenstaff

“The journey is what’s fun.  It’s not each job, it’s not each moment or pinnacle, the joy is in the whole nineteen years I’ve been doing this.  The joy is in the play that’s not going so well, but you meet the friend that you’ll have for the rest of your life.  Or the play that sells out, that’s kind of miserable backstage.  Or the show that everybody loves.  It’s all the mix, the journey is really the joy of this whole business.” 

A List Of Sassy Broadway Ladies That Own My Heart (in no particular order) | 01. Katie Finneran