Blue is bright and gives us hope for the future. Didi Conn More Quotes by Didi Conn More Quotes From Didi Conn [Kids today] think "Grease" is just one long music video. So they watch it over and over again the way we, when we were kids, we listened to albums. Didi Conn longkidsthinking When I was in fourth grade... this wonderful teacher said you didn't have to write a book report, you could just talk about the book, you could do a drawing of the book, you could write a play inspired by the book, and that's what I did. I got to be so famous. I had to go around to every school and perform it. It was just so natural and fun. Didi Conn funteacherbook I love working in the theater. Didi Conn theater When anything is wrong with your child, your first instinct is to make it better. Didi Conn instinctchildrenfirsts My teachers encouraged me to audition for some professional work during our summer vacation. I landed my first job. It was for the National Theatre Company's Mimika Pantomime troupe. I ended up touring with them for the next two years. Didi Conn summerteacherjobs I wouldn't believe there was something 'wrong' with my son. Didi Conn my-sonbelieveson I never knew that I had an unusual voice. It wasn't something anybody really pointed out to me. Didi Conn somethingnevermevoice It doesn't matter how your child comes to you. I've never felt such joy and such love. It's the most beautiful delicious little thing. Didi Conn youjoybeautifullove David Shire and I have been happily married for 21 years! We have a 12-year-old son. David is a genius. He writes the most magnificent music and he is a devoted and loving husband and father. I am so blessed! Didi Conn i-ammusicfatherson I went to Midwood High School in Brooklyn and then to Brooklyn college for 1 1/2 years. Didi Conn highhigh-schoolcollegeschool I was chomping at the bit to get my career started - so after I took all the theater courses at Brooklyn College I enrolled in a two year program at AMDA in the city (The American Musical Dramatic Academy) I was there for 6 months and loved it. Didi Conn lovedcityyearcollege When a child is out of control, he or she needs you, the parent, to make them feel safe. Didi Conn feelchildyouparent We all want our children to be the best they can be; and one of the blessings of having an autistic child is that you notice every little achievement, and it becomes cause for celebration. Didi Conn bestyouachievementchildren One day, as I was speaking to another mother of a disabled child, I said our secret weapon against this disease is to do all we can without any expectation of results. Didi Conn daychildone-daymother It's a phenomenon how 'Grease' is so popular; it really is. Didi Conn popularreallyhowphenomenon In beauty school, you learn etiquette. Didi Conn learnyoubeautyschool I think being a Pink Lady, for me, meant that I was in the 'In Crowd.' I was one of the cooler kids. Didi Conn pinkladythinkme In our business, everything is timing. Didi Conn oureverythingtimingbusiness You go into another time zone when you are a parent of an autistic child, where any micro movement in a positive direction is such a cause for celebration. Didi Conn youparenttimepositive My voice triggers people into recognising me, often at the weirdest times. If I'm in the theatre and talking while in line to go to the loo, the rest of the queue will turn around and say, 'Wait a minute. It's you.' Didi Conn restmeyoupeople
