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Famous Quotes By Cheyenne Jackson

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I'm definitely drawn to things that are new, so something specifically for me would have been fun. — Cheyenne Jackson

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Michael, from Six Dance Lessons he was somebody who had a lot of self-loathing; being a gay man who lost his family and felt ostracized. It was an interesting character to play. He was so bitter and jaded about life. Even though I'm not like that personally, everybody has a side of themselves that tends to look at the negative side of things. He was an interesting character to play. — Cheyenne Jackson

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Nobody is ever just a straight up protagonist or antagonist - everybody's morally ambiguous. — Cheyenne Jackson

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I'd love for people to accept me just as me, but I know that I generate a strong response; I always have - my name, my looks, my size. — Cheyenne Jackson

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I think having a dog makes you more compassionate. — Cheyenne Jackson

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The more it happens, the easier it is for others, although I do understand why some actors choose not to come out. I have several famous friends who are still in the closet. — Cheyenne Jackson

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I think God has a plan for all of us, and even if that plan includes Hell, its still a plan. — Cheyenne Jackson

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I came upon Diana Krall's jazz arrangement of "A Case of You" several years back. I've always wanted to pay homage to both her version and Joni's, and by proxy, my mom. She's the one that introduced me to that music. — Cheyenne Jackson

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The devastating repercussions of hate-filled language manifest in very real ways for today's LGBTQ youth. — Cheyenne Jackson

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I've always loved Elton John and that is one of my favorite songs by him and Bernie (Taupin). The American songbook is ever-expanding and I feel like it works well with what I was trying to say. — Cheyenne Jackson

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Joan Mitchell, Joan Baez, Judy Collins - that was my mom's era. — Cheyenne Jackson

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I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell's version of "A Case of You." My mom was a huge Joni Mitchell fan. — Cheyenne Jackson

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Theater dressing rooms are my home away from home - my second home, really. — Cheyenne Jackson

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I always wanted to be on a great TV show and in a Broadway show and have a CD out, and the fact that they happened simultaneously is kind of an embarrassment of riches. — Cheyenne Jackson

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Unfortunately, I suffer from insomnia, so my bedtime is as soon as I start to feel the least bit sleepy. — Cheyenne Jackson

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People either love me or they think I'm obnoxious. I get that. — Cheyenne Jackson

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A few years ago, when I was writing songs for my first album, I was staying with Michael Feinstein as I often did. I was working on a pilot. My grandma was very sick at the time. She died of complications from alcoholism. She always used to say [in his grandma's voice], "Red wine is good for my heart. That's what my doctor said." And we'd say, "Yeah, but not for breakfast." Unfortunately, it was the thing that killed her. I felt inspired to write a song about her and what that meant for her life and for all of us. I was writing it in Michael's house. — Cheyenne Jackson

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'30 Rock' is the holy grail of comedy in my opinion. — Cheyenne Jackson

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I really like the melody "Red Wine Is Good For My Heart" and people respond to it. I decided to put it on the album. — Cheyenne Jackson

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My very first tattoo was for my dog, Zora, who died in my arms in New York. Right where her heart stopped beating I got a "Z". — Cheyenne Jackson

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I'm a Broadway baby, through and through. It's my first love, and it's what brought me to New York in the first place. — Cheyenne Jackson

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I was a 12 year old kid in Northern Idaho listening to Billie Holiday and Lena Horne and Sarah Vaughan and Nat King Cole. This whole genre of music is a part of who I am. — Cheyenne Jackson

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I'm a New Yorker; my oven is used for storage. — Cheyenne Jackson

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Believe it or not, my best meal is to go to the store and buy a DiGiorno pizza, come home, add some fresh Parmesan cheese, and just hang with my family! — Cheyenne Jackson

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You sing songs hundreds of times over and over, but certain ones just morph and naturally, as you age and get life experience, take on a different form as well. When I was looking at songs for the album, I thought, "Which are the ones that connect with me the most? What do I think would work in album form?" Almost all of them I've done in shows. — Cheyenne Jackson

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Looking at the original lyrics [of "A Song For You" ] as I was preparing it, I thought, "Wow! I feel like it was written for me." That's what a great song does. You don't have to do a lot of homework. You can just say the words and it springs to life. — Cheyenne Jackson

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I don't like to watch myself. I can't get into the story; I'm too critical. — Cheyenne Jackson

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I love Jane [Krakowski]. Jane's been a dear friend for maybe a dozen years. We've worked together on many shows and concerts and readings. We did Damn Yankees together and then we did Xanadu. Jane did all the workshops of Xanadu before it moved to Broadway. She's hysterical and our voices blended. We had a similar sensibility. — Cheyenne Jackson

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It was so much fun to have my very first TV (performance) be the holy grail of comedy, in my opinion. I was the guy from CHiPs and then I was Grizzly Adams. It was hysterical. We got to make out. It was really crazy, fun television. — Cheyenne Jackson

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Initially, in starting to pick the songs for the live show, it was really a matter of picking songs that I loved over the years. As far as the album goes, it happened very naturally. — Cheyenne Jackson