Quotes from Taylor Louderman

I went to the University of Michigan for two years, and I auditioned for 'Bring It On' during my sophomore year, so I got to finish my sophomore year, and then I joined the cast - the touring cast.

The whole college process for musical theatre majors is much different than others. The school sort of chooses you! Everyone knows which schools are the top schools and what tier each one is in. So if you get into a good school, you put it on your resume, and you already have a great reputation when you get to New York.

I fall more on the insecure side of things.

I transferred schools in high school, so I've been the new girl on the block.

I think my best memory was taking my baby sisters trick-or-treating for the first time.

I remember watching the Tony Awards as a young girl, thinking I would never get that far but, in my heart, wanting so badly to perform on Broadway and defy the expectations of my small town.

I'm not going to lie: I miss the grass and the trees... I miss home. On a Sunday morning, you could chill on the deck and listen to people mowing their lawns. It was very serene.

I really just love dumb humor. I watch a lot of SNL.

I grew up playing sports, and being athletic was just something I have always hung on to.

I hone my craft. I keep going. I light a little fire under myself. I look around for roles that will challenge me. And I'm grateful for all the ones I get.

When I was in 'Kinky Boots,' nobody really cared what shape I was in, and so I remember, like, fans would send me cookies to the theater, and I would be like, 'Okay, I guess I'll have another cookie!'

I wasn't a cheerleader in high school, but I was the leader of my soccer team.

The most important thing is sleep. My mom can survive on four hours of sleep; I cannot. I need a solid eight.

I would sing every chance I got - in the car, before bed - I even remember memorizing my address to songs.

More and more, I find that I love doing comedies; that instant gratification that you get on stage when they laugh at you feels really good.

There is power in having a friend group because you have this bond that helps you navigate girl world, and it creates safety and self-esteem. But if you speak up to the leader, you risk that social isolation or not having a group and feeling really left out.

I'm from Bourbon, Missouri, where spirits are high and where the cattle population exceeds the human population.

I keep 10-pound dumbbells in my dressing room. It's nice to do before a show to get your muscles to wake up.

I think I always told myself I would audition for the top musical theater schools, and if I didn't get into one of my top five schools, that would be my sign.

When you're young, it's hard to see the reality behind such a demanding career, but I loved it, and I couldn't see myself doing anything else. So in my mind, from the minute I had to seriously start thinking about my future, I knew musical theatre was it for me.

I am from a really small town where theater wasn't super-cool, I would say. Maybe undervalued? So, I would drive into St. Louis, where it was cool. I would go to these all-boy schools where they needed girls in their shows, and I would do my shows there.

I was sort of a floater in high school; I feel like I tried my hand at all the different stereotypes or cliques. I'm grateful for the experience to walk in all those different shoes.

Growing up, my father coached my basketball team, and my mother drove me into St. Louis for various rehearsals between musical productions and Radio Disney.

When I was ten, I did my first show. It was 'Annie.'