Author

If you miss something in the theater, you are working through it; you'll get it tomorrow. It's easy to forgive yourself in the theater. On television, you do one shot. All you've done rehearsal-wise is be blocked. There is all this pressure to get it right then.

From Donna Lynne Champlin

I would absolutely love to do a revival of 'Bury the Dead' by Irwin Shaw on Broadway, but it would have to be Joe Calarco's version that we did Off-Broadway at The Transport Group in 2008. It was just one of those amazing shows that didn't run long enough and not nearly enough people got a chance to see.

From Donna Lynne Champlin

Support women directors. When a play opens, and it's by a woman, put your money down.

From Donna Lynne Champlin

The people who succeed are those who are aware of the rules; they respect the rules. But they make up their own rules. They create for creative sake.

From Donna Lynne Champlin

As a gold-card-carrying member of the nerd herd, I'm usually in the artsy, fringy, PBS-y kind of shows that change maybe five people's lives forever while leaving everyone else wondering if they can still make the ticket lottery at 'Wicked.'

From Donna Lynne Champlin

It seems the more I play Jane Austen, the more poetic my writing becomes. The other day, I left a Post-it note for my husband that had the word 'ergo' on it. I gotta rein it in before I get all full out Madonnannoying.

From Donna Lynne Champlin

My first job ever was selling balloons with my brother at parades when I was about six years old. My father wanted us to learn about money, how to make it, save it, spend it, etc.

From Donna Lynne Champlin

About six months after I moved to New York City, I was literally down to my last twenty dollars when a friend of mine from college got me a job at an Upper East side gym. I ran the cafe, and I was the janitor. It was an unfortunate combination of duties, to say the least.

From Donna Lynne Champlin

No matter who you are, and no matter what you've accomplished, I have yet to meet someone who doesn't still feel like they're banging their head against some wall over something in their way.

From Donna Lynne Champlin

A musical, in its true form, is where emotions reach a height where true spoken word cannot be enough, and you must sing. That's all it is. It's not posh; it's not out of your reach. It's the most visceral way to tell a story.

From Donna Lynne Champlin

Donna Lynne Champlin

Notable Quotes

Authors with Similar Views

Ava DuVernay

Charles Schwab

Ellie Goulding

Idina Menzel

Marsha Norman

Authors with Opposing Views

Aileen Lee

Alexis Denisof

Bill Hader

Charles Schwab

Christie Hefner