Stage and film are just two wildly different animals. Why compare the two? Bebe Neuwirth More Quotes by Bebe Neuwirth More Quotes From Bebe Neuwirth I've been on stage since I was 7. That's where I'd rather be than anywhere else. Just because you can do a bunch of things doesn't mean you are a bunch of things. I can act. I can sing. But I am a dancer Bebe Neuwirth dancerstagemean People are at their happiest if they are true to themselves. I think that applies to their chosen profession, friends and relationships. It goes for your health too. If you are true to yourself, it seems to me everything should work out pretty well Bebe Neuwirth work-outpeoplethinking When you're a dancer who is injured, you are at the bottom of the food chain. We are so replaceable. Bebe Neuwirth bottomdancerchains You have to be aware. Like, I'm not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I'm not going to risk breaking a leg. I want to be dancing the way I'm dancing now for 30 more years. Bebe Neuwirth dancingfunyears I've never danced professionally as a ballet dancer, but all of my training is ballet, and I am a Fosse dancer. Bebe Neuwirth dancertrainingballet I missed New York. Every break I had from the series, I'd fly back to the East Coast just to get back onstage. Bebe Neuwirth easterbreaknew-york I was not influenced by concerts as a child, but I was very strongly influenced by the ballets I saw. Bebe Neuwirth concertssawschildren I've been very fortunate in my collaborators throughout my career. Bebe Neuwirth collaboratorsfortunatecareers I've seen some very beautiful drag queens. Bebe Neuwirth dragqueensbeautiful It's a blessing as an artist to express myself - whether that be via dance, via song or via speech - in so many different ways. Bebe Neuwirth artistblessingsong My audition song is, and has been since 1977, 'I Love a Piano. Bebe Neuwirth auditionspianosong On the rare occasions I go to the gym, I prefer silence. Bebe Neuwirth rare-occasiongymsilence Shakespeare feels very natural to me. Bebe Neuwirth naturalfeels The first Broadway show I saw was when I was 11. I saw 'Hair. Bebe Neuwirth broadwaysawshair When I was born, they put casts on my legs 'cause I had some kind of dysplasia or something. My legs were all messed up. Bebe Neuwirth legscauseskind Kirstie [Alley] saved me, in a way. [At the time], I had a terrible marriage, and I stayed at her house. She was wonderful - just a kind, big-hearted, filthy girl. Somehow she could be vulgar without being vulgar. Bebe Neuwirth girlhouseway I'm not a performer who will come on stage and tell you everything about my life. It's just not who I am. Bebe Neuwirth stageperformerswho-i-am Part of the success of the show is that the audience sees themselves in the characters, becomes the characters. The more they inhabit the characters, the more they see Bebe Neuwirth audienceshowscharacter I don't see myself as a diva at all. Bebe Neuwirth If I'm not in shape, it feels like something is wrong. If I haven't been able to get to class for a while or I've been sick, I don't feel complete. It doesn't feel like the electricity is making its connections Bebe Neuwirth connectionssickclass
