Quotes from Megan Hilty

I have two Jack Russell terriers, Harley and Gracie, who I like to go running with in the park.

I'm a huge holiday person. I love having parties and giving gifts.

I wanted to be Whitney Houston at first, and when I started taking voice lessons, my voice teacher kind of geared me more towards opera.

Every time I see a live performance of something, I'm like, 'I want to be doing that!'

Yes, yes, theater in general is just going to always be my first love, performing for a live audience.

Theater was a big part of my life from the beginning.

I'm a sucker for French fries - I love that they're salty!

It's so much easier to complain about something than celebrate it.

The great thing about doing a series about the Broadway community is that the possibilities are endless.

I could sit around and cry about losing jobs because I'm not a TV star, or I could go and take something into my own hands and try to make it in this world, too.

I'd love to do 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' again - especially on Broadway.

I secretly love the song 'No More Tears.' It's my go-to karaoke song that I do with all my friends.

I always thought Broadway's the goal, and then I moved out to L.A. with 'Wicked' and started doing guest-star spots and little recurring things, and I was like, 'Well, this is pretty great; I'm kind of digging this.'

I am constantly on the move, and if I experience foot discomfort, it makes my job really hard to do.

My feet are my foundation, and they should always feel good!

I'm not one of those people that goes into the movies that are based off of books going, 'I know what this is really about.' I want to go and have a good time.

You always hear about how women working together will catfight.

I have to say, speaking from experience, just because an actor starts out in a role in the workshop, they won't necessarily play it when it goes to Broadway.

The musical based on my life would most likely be called 'Something Fabulous.' 'Something Fabulous' - that's a great title!

To be a series regular for two seasons taught me so much about what it takes to be on a TV schedule and work those kind of hours and just work in front of a camera in general.

I was a huge fan of Damien Rice - and I am a huge fan still!

I look at the people's careers who I want to emulate, like Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Bernadette Peters... They've all found the key to longevity in this business, and that is diversifying, doing as many things as possible to keep yourself relevant, and so hopefully I'm on the same track as all those amazing women.

It's every singer's dream to get to Carnegie Hall.

I always joke that everything else that I do is to support my theater habit.