When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions become necessary, when they aren't camp, that, to me, is magic. I've done musical comedies and enjoyed them, but subject matter that's deeper and more realistic is always what's appealed to me most.
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Related To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy. So if you have a very, very funny show, a... ERIC IDLE Comedies are just never that expensive quite frankly. They really aren't. We aren't doing gr... TODD PHILLIPS To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when y... CHRIS CORNELL Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON I always think of the live show first, where the song is gonna go in the show. That's why they a... JASON MRAZ I don't like rock. Honestly, I like to listen to it, but it's not for me. There's a lot ... LUIS MIGUEL See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? ... ROBBIE COLTRANE See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? ... ROBBIE COLTRAINE I've always enjoyed feeling a connection to the avant-garde, such as Dada and surrealism and pop... 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KATEY SAGAL When I step into a character's shoes, I don't judge them. I make a conscious effort not to l... ABBIE CORNISH I would love to do a play, but I don't know about musical theatre. I've never done anything ... CHANDRA WEST The definition of success is that the company doesn't miss a beat. Do I love what I do? Oh yeah ... JOHN T. CHAMBERS There will always be a part of me that wants to do a movie musical. I feel like you're doing you... ANNA KENDRICK I've tried to pitch 'Borgen - the Musical,' but they just won't listen to me! BIRGITTE HJORT SORENSEN It's funny... musical theater is what paid my rent and kept me going for the longest time. BRYAN BATT I like the anonymity, the fact that you're a stranger making strangers laugh. You aren't for... TREVOR NOAH When Finley gets his vaccinations, it kills me, and you can't protect yourself from that. My hea... HOLLY COMBS Fatherhood isn't always a planned thing, but when it happens you just do it. It's very natur... 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CARA DELEVINGNE If I feel like I've completely drained every ounce of energy out of me for this song, and I can&... ELLA HENDERSON There's this old saying that, if you aren't particularly gifted in natural sciences, if you ... BERNHARD SCHLINK At one point when I was very young, when I was first starting out, I thought, 'Well, one day I... BO BURNHAM When I try to relax, it's more Swedish rock, softer music, and I go out and do fun stuff. I play... HENRIK LUNDQVIST People always come up to me now and say, 'Watchmen' is the best superhero movie ever made.... ZACK SNYDER I'm often given parts that aren't as big as they are colorful, but people remember them. Whe... DENHOLM ELLIOTT I think when romantic comedies are done well, it's a great genre. 'When Harry Met Sally'... JAMIE DORNAN I love Los Angeles, and it's been very good to me, but if everyone is running around telling the... MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Stars are like thoroughbreds. Yes, it's a little more dangerous with them. They are more tempera... SYDNEY POLLACK But you know, I'm not 25 anymore, and I have always said musical theater in particular is a youn... ELAINE PAIGE I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why... VERONICA ROTH Sometimes I can't believe I'm going to be 60. I always say there's no point moaning abou... TWIGGY I like 'Guys and Dolls,' 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'A Star Is Born.' Whe... JOHN CARNEY When Governor Romney asked me to join the ticket, I said, 'Let's get this done' - and th... PAUL RYAN I always thought 'chick lit' meant third-person contemporary funny novels, dealing with issu... SOPHIE KINSELLA It's true that my mom loved it when I played Joanie Cunningham in the musical 'Happy Days,... CHRISTINE LAKIN It's easy when you've had difficulty or strife in your life to look at other people who seem... BIANCA KAJLICH I know that some people shy away from what I say. They think it is too blunt, but when you don't... 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ART BLAKEY It's hard to understand the life that I live and rationalize some of the things that I do. I don... J. J. WATT When people express what is most important to them, it often comes out in cliches. That doesn't ... TERRENCE MALICK I remember writing lyrics for 'Take Me to Church' for a long time before I even had a song i... HOZIER I don't claim that our TV comedies are highbrow in anyway, but I think there's a basis to th... ADRIAN EDMONDSON The real question for me is, do people have the tools that they need in order to make those decision... MARK ZUCKERBERG See, that's the thing: I'm not one of those actors who thinks, 'God, I've got to imp... RACHAEL HARRIS I always say I've given 24 insufficient performances and I'm looking forward to the time in ... RUSSELL CROWE There's a couple of movie parts that I can't remember. There was always something kind of lu... CRAIG ROBINSON I don't want to get married - I've been there and done that. So I know what I'm talking ... 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