For me, Melania represents America. We’re all reluctantly married to Donald Trump now. She is a vehicle to making fun of him. I can’t do a Donald Trump impersonation, but I can impersonate her. Laura Benanti Read Quote
I think that I come off as, ‘Nothing bothers me, I don’t care! I’m funny and sassy.’ But I’m deeply sensitive. Not only about myself but to others. Not to pat myself on the back, empathy is a quality I’ve cultivated over my life. It came naturally to me as a child. Laura Benanti Read Quote
I try to give the appearance that I have it all together and that I know what I’m talking about, but at the end of the day, I think I might be full of crap. Laura Benanti Read Quote
I think that every therapist that I know, including my dad and my sister, have their own issues. But that empathy is what makes them good at their job. Laura Benanti Read Quote
There’s a lot of pressure on Broadway. There’s this feeling that the show has to be a commercial success and the producers have to make their money back and Tonys and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Laura Benanti Read Quote
My mother was an actress and my voice teacher, an incredible voice teacher. My biological father is an actor, and my stepfather, who raised me along with my mother, is a psychotherapist. I was always supported in creative ventures. Laura Benanti Read Quote
I don’t think theater is dying, and musicals are a great American art form. We’ve got apple pie, jazz and musical theater. Laura Benanti Read Quote
