Quotes from Beanie Feldstein

I did my first little kids' musical, 'The Sound of Music,' at 5, in a jungle gym, essentially. I was a made-up Von Trapp child, Ingrid Von Trapp.

I have this saying: They either want The Bean or they don't want The Bean. I just am my own thing. It works or it doesn't work.

I'll remember my life as pre-'Lady Bird' and post-'Lady Bird.'

My 3rd birthday party was 'Funny Girl' themed.

If I were to talk to my younger self, I would say, 'Girl, you're gonna be on Broadway one day.' I sometimes think about my younger self knowing that and how ridiculously she's sobbing somewhere, so I would love to tell her that it's all going to happen.

Broadway is such a beautiful community, both with the people who do it and the people who go see it.

I saw 'Brooklyn' so many times.

Everyone always said, 'When you're 10, you'll want to be Elizabeth, or when you're in college.' And every time, I was was just like, 'No, I'm Beanie. That's who I am.' So I love my name because I think it really suits me.

My roommate and best friend from college had the picture of 'Frances Ha' as her Facebook cover photo. That movie meant a lot to us.

There's nothing that makes me sad about being a supporter.

My whole life, not just in my professional career but in community theater, I played the supporting role.

There's something so beautiful in playing a character that supports another character's success.

The way other kids would watch 'The Little Mermaid' or 'Sesame Street,' I would watch 'Fiddler on the Roof.'

A person's body changing is simply not clearance for you to talk about it.

I wake up every morning to 'Take a Chance on Me' as my iPhone alarm - it really gets you going.

I have always been short, and most people want to be taller. That's sort of a thing, but I love being short.

I despised trying to lose weight, and I resented everyone that made me feel like I had to.

I'm an expressive person.

It's very special to be in something that you genuinely think would be your favorite thing if you weren't in it.

I only ever want to be a part of something that feels good to me, because I'm such a feminist and a believer in the power of women and the stories we have to tell.

I was pushed into trying Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig... and I absolutely hated it. It affected me deeply.

I love to be the best friend. It's like my dream in life to be everybody's best friend.

You can be really romantic and put a lot of effort into friendship.

My parents were really encouraging of me doing theater, but the one thing they did do was say, 'You're not allowed to do film or television in high school.'