When the TV version of Annie came on, I was drawn to it. It was the struggle of this poor kid in this environment and how her life changed. It immediately resonated.
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My mom took me to see 'Annie' on Broadway when I was little, and I just wanted to be doing what those girls were doing.
I used to dance around the house and taught myself the 'Annie' soundtrack. I got into singing and fell in love with it.
When I played 'Annie' in the seventh grade, I knew from then on that I wanted to be an actor.
If you know anything about James Whitcomb Riley, you know that Little Orphan Annie is one of the most fantastic characters who ever lived in America before Charlie Chaplin.
You'd look out and there'd be little babies watching the show, and boys and girls. They loved the cowboys, and they loved Annie. There were young people seeing the show for the first time. I stayed for two years because I enjoyed it so much.
In 'Billy Elliot,' there were, like, 24 kids, so that was crazy. In 'Annie,' there's nine of us; we're all great friends, and we hang out all the time. We really are just sisters.
I loved playing the part of the feisty Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker.
One of my favourite movies is 'Annie Hall' because it's about the silver lining of the break-up.
I grew up in New York till I was 5, and I remember going to see 'Annie' and some musicals as a kid, and I remember my parents being somewhat okay with us watching 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' which, it boggles my mind that they allowed me to watch it.
I wanted to play the part that Mary Kay played, the lawyer who wanted to have baby and felt her clock ticking, because it was something I could relate to.
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