Quotes from Patti LuPone

I'd love to do situation comedy - it's the best job in show business.

All my career, I've said this: Critics and producers think audiences want actors that only present the silhouette and hit the points in the silhouette. What I do is too dangerous.

I played the tuba in high school. I wanted to be a member of the marching band. I thought, what can I play that has the most effect? What can I play to get people to laugh?

I don't listen to the contemporary pop artists. They all sound alike, anyway.

To transform the world women need to demand their place - which is not equal, but superior.

Smile at a stranger. See what happens.

It's not easy being an actor, and having said that, everybody's an actor. Do you know what I mean? Paris Hilton's an actor, which is kind of scary. But if you want to honor your craft and yourself, strive for the nobler instincts.

In America, it stands out, because it's raw, it's big, it's emotional. My face is raw, big and emotional. It didn't work for the longest time.

A show is exhausting when it stinks. It's exhausting when you have to work overtime to make something work.

Smile at a stranger. See what happens.