My two great loves are music and horses. Betty Buckley More Quotes by Betty Buckley More Quotes From Betty Buckley Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies. Musical Theater is now a more expanded art form. Back then, singer/actors were not the norm. From the 60's to now, it is necessary to do it all to be a consummate Broadway performer. Betty Buckley musical actors art Feminism - the word - can give us a handle, a rallying point, a common ground, and help us build a bridge. Why not claim the gift of the word as a place to begin? Betty Buckley rallying-point bridges giving So, when the discussion about not using the term feminist came up at a conference workshop, I couldn't believe it. The more I listened, the more I felt the need to express my passion about my identity as a feminist. Betty Buckley feminist passion believe As you get older, your voice changes, as well. Your voice should be able to last as long as you last. Betty Buckley able voice long We cant compare stories. We can only know in our hearts that we are the same. That may be the best we can do. Betty Buckley stories heart may Our stories are different; our pain is the same. Betty Buckley pain different stories There's a lot of maintenance that goes into being a professional singer. Betty Buckley corny maintenance singers Usually, I fly in the day before a concert so your voice can acclimate to the new environment. Betty Buckley concerts environment voice The work that must be done for each woman to reconnect with her psyche and to give herself a chance to live her own life is essentially the same. The realization of the equality of all races, the equality of all beings is essential. Betty Buckley equality race giving When there's an opportunity to do more, we must. Betty Buckley opportunity Well, the teacher I studied with for nineteen and a half years was a man named Paul Gavert. He was a great lieder singer, so basically Im a trained lieder singer because of that teacher. The teacher I currently study with - since 1995 - is Joan Lader, who also studied with Gavert. Betty Buckley teacher men years I had no words for these feelings. And then people started using the word Ms. Suddenly, there was this handle with which I could identify myself and understand why I felt so out of whack with the culture around me. Betty Buckley feelings culture people If we're for one another, we're feminists. The rest is semantics. Betty Buckley semantics feminist ifs I love Mary Chapin Carpenter songs. I love her songs 'Come On, Come On' and 'I Am A Town', they're two of my favorite songs. Betty Buckley towns song two It's just a little ranch. Thirty-five acres. In Texas, if it's not a thousand acres, it's considered a ranchette. Betty Buckley acres texas littles The pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people. Betty Buckley rights motivational inspirational It was critical to finding a way out. I had assumed young women knew the history of feminism and must have felt gratitude to the movement for the opportunities that the work we have done has afforded them. Betty Buckley gratitude feminist opportunity The word, and the concept of feminism, was a gift because it gave me a sense of identity and a way of defining how I wished to live my life. Betty Buckley feminism feminist identity Good performance is about the capacity to focus and concentrate. Betty Buckley performances focus capacity For one thing, I teach my students what my teacher for twenty years, Paul Gavert, told me, 'The voice follows... the voice follows everything about you... who you are. Betty Buckley voice teacher years
