Sutton Foster Quotes & Sayings

I grew up sort of a geeky, tall kid, and I think I was always the one trying to make my friends laugh. — Sutton Foster

I think everybody has something that takes them away or makes them happier. To some people it's baseball or sports or knitting or the movies. — Sutton Foster

I've done some TV and I've done a lot of theater, obviously, and the last character I played on Broadway was a very fast-talking broad. I'm used to learning material and words. — Sutton Foster

I don't know why he [Darren Star] is so good at writing for women. Maybe he just likes women. I'm not quite sure what the magic recipe is, other than he just knows how to entertain an audience, and he knows when to be gooey and sweet, and when to be provocative and naughty. — Sutton Foster

They say for every light on Broadway there is a broken heart, an unrealized dream. And that's the same in any profession. So you have to want it more than anyone else, and you have to be your own champion, be your own superstar, blaze your own path, say yes to opportunity, follow your instincts, be eager, and passionate, keep learning, nurture your real, lasting relationships, don't be a jerk, and free your imagination so you can become all that you want to be. — Sutton Foster

So I'm studying ballet every day and really training so people will see me as a ballet dancer, which no one's seen before. — Sutton Foster

I only tweet about food and silly things, but it's really fascinating because I get a lot of response on Twitter, and I'm always looking at the type of people who write me on there, and it is such a variety. — Sutton Foster

I'd had the theater background for so long that I know that world inside out; I just didn't know the pace of how a TV set works, like how a show shoots. — Sutton Foster

I started dancing when I was four years old and then was in class until I was about 20 years old or so, and then primarily was dancing just in shows that I was doing, but not really studying and training. — Sutton Foster

I think the one thing of me that they really wanted to capitalize on is my dorkiness — Sutton Foster

I'm used to working hard. Theater can be very grueling, and that's all I've ever known. It's what I've done for 20 years, which is crazy. — Sutton Foster

Even when I'm not working, I'm still working on something because I just want to create something. — Sutton Foster

And, as an adult, I tried skiing, and I ended up in tears. — Sutton Foster

I think Amy Sherman-Palladino has a very specific voice; it's unlike anyone else on television. — Sutton Foster

It's weird to have leisure - to have time off. I'm not used to it. — Sutton Foster

Ballet is an incredibly difficult, beautiful art form that takes a lot of training, a lot of time, and a lot of hard work. — Sutton Foster

People have asked if I would go back to my 20s, and I'm like, "Only if I could hold onto the wisdom and the things that I've learned." But in reality, I don't think I'd want to even go back then. I'm so happy with where I'm at. My life is very content. Everything feels really good. I wouldn't want to change any of that. I'm happy for all the ups and the downs, and everything that has led me to where I am. I wouldn't want to lose any of that. — Sutton Foster

I'm single. I just moved to a new city. I'm sort of starting over. I'm in Los Angeles. I don't really know what my life is right now. It's not what I thought it'd be at 37, and I think a lot of people can relate to that. — Sutton Foster

I don't think of myself as a dancer. I think of myself as a singer-actress who moves really well. — Sutton Foster

Well, I was such a huge fan of Amy Sherman-Palladino and of 'Gilmore Girls.' — Sutton Foster

I loved New York, but I never quite felt like New York was my home either. — Sutton Foster

I was a very outgoing, gregarious, full-of-energy kid. — Sutton Foster