'Rent' was my first professional job, ever. Aaron Tveit More Quotes by Aaron Tveit More Quotes From Aaron Tveit What is wrong with you people? Aaron Tveit people It's interesting, a lot of my friends and family thought that was the moment I kind of showed everyone my humor; the silly side of me that friends and family know, so that could be what people were responding to. I have a big sense of humor, and people who know me know that silly side of me, so moving forward, I think it gives me the freedom and confidence to do more of that. Aaron Tveit silly moving thinking People saw me as just a singer - yeah, a pretty face who could sing - and not more than that. Aaron Tveit singers faces people In other ways, you constantly have to change people's opinion of you as one thing, especially if you want to play different roles. You have to shatter that image sometimes. I've had to do it before with stage roles, to get roles. I'm drawn to kind of darker, misfit things. I would like to, especially in film, play against type and do some heavier stuff. I'm intrigued by projects that deal with problematic people and things. Aaron Tveit want play people Being onstage is just a feeling that you cannot duplicate anywhere else because the energy that the audience is giving you forces you to give more energy. It's such an output and exchange of energy. You can't do that anywhere else. Aaron Tveit energy feelings giving Cats and I have an understanding, but we choose not to interact often. Aaron Tveit cat understanding I still sing every day - in the shower or on the set all day. I'm sure everyone will tell you that I never shut up. But it's not in the capacity that I would like to. Aaron Tveit shut-up showers capacity I was a very awkward high schooler, especially in early high school. I had the middle part with a swoop, all that. It was the late ’90s! Aaron Tveit middle awkward school Things don't always tie up in a nice bow. Even when you make strides with people and relationships, it's complicated. Aaron Tveit nice ties people Life doesn't move in a linear fashion. Life makes lefts and rights, and it doubles back. Aaron Tveit fashion rights moving Basically, I didn't want to sing anything for the sake of singing it. There were some songs where I really wailed, but because it's such an intimate space anything I chose to sing simply to make sound was going to come off an inauthentic. So I was really happy with where it landed - every song I sang, I loved for one reason or another. I didn't have to worry about selling a song. Aaron Tveit space worry song I'm ready and open to meeting the person that hopefully I'll share my life with. It takes a long time to get to that place. Aaron Tveit ready share long In an ideal world for me, I would like to go back and forth [between film and theater]. I kind of want to do it all Aaron Tveit kind want world Once I came to acting, it was almost a thing where there weren't enough hours in the day to work on stuff because I was so passionate about it. Aaron Tveit hours-in-the-day passionate acting You always have to make positive choices as an actor, even when you're playing someone who may not be doing the best things. Aaron Tveit playing-someone actors choices Singing for stage, if you don't hear yourself, that's when you push, and that's when you can hurt your voice sometimes. So if I can hear myself in my ear, it really helps me to find that balance of how loud I needed to be singing. Aaron Tveit singing voice hurt I was very unsure about what I wanted to do in high school. Aaron Tveit high-school wanted school I feel like I've been dealing with that building over the years because of the Broadway community, so I'm treating it in the same way - I've always tried to keep my personal life private. I didn't get into this business for notoriety or fame. I don't go to places to be seen and that's not going to change. Aaron Tveit broadway community years I watched so many movies when I was a kid, and I'd watch them over and over. Aaron Tveit watches kids It's every actor's dream to work in a hit show on Broadway and also shoot a television show. Aaron Tveit actors dream television
