Bernadette Peters

In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov! ↗

— Bernadette Peters

#career #challenging #chekhov #gay #jewish

It Might As Well Be Spring... I used to sing that as a young girl in my voice lessons. Then I picked it up again and it spoke to me in a whole new way. ↗

— Bernadette Peters

#girl #i #lessons #me #might

Sondheim writes the music and lyrics, and because he's so smart and goes so deep with his feelings, there's a lot to explore, get involved with and learn about. ↗

— Bernadette Peters

#because #deep #explore #feelings #get

Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there's great truth in the songs, and that's what was so wonderful to find. ↗

— Bernadette Peters

#everything #find #great #great truth #hammerstein

The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on. ↗

— Bernadette Peters

#film #get #making #moment #move

The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada. ↗

— Bernadette Peters

#broadway #called #first #had #i

The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of Carousel, and it was a very vivid experience. ↗

— Bernadette Peters

#broadway show #carousel #ever #experience #first

We've been listening to Wagner, which is so great. ↗

— Bernadette Peters

#great #listening #wagner #which

When something isn't done, you want to do something about it. ↗

— Bernadette Peters

#done #something #want #you

When there's a terrible illness like AIDS sweeping through, you help people. ↗

— Bernadette Peters

#help #help people #illness #like #people