Quotes from Sara Bareilles

My life is so different because of 'Waitress.' The people that I'm close to, the things I do professionally, my colleagues, my best friend and my boyfriend - like, all of these things have come to me because of the show. And it's really beautiful.

My favourite thing to do in any city is just to get lost and go for long walks.

I didn't know I'd ever write a Broadway musical.

One of my earliest memories of writing at a piano was alongside my sister.

I'm such a fan of the Obamas in general, and I love how dignified and charismatic and how intelligent they are. They are so warm and kind and encouraging, especially of young people, and I really love seeing that.

So how do you do it, with just words and just music, capture the feeling that my Earth is somebody's ceiling?

Music is catharsis for me.

Late night writing is also good, too, but in New York, you've got neighbors. I try to be a good neighbor.

It'd be a shame to stop now that I've started to make really good mistakes

No one is anything but a shade of grey. It's good people making bad choices.

Stepping back into theatre, a childhood dream, I always felt like I would be onstage. I hadn't imagined myself in a composer role... I find it so satisfying to be behind the scenes and writing the music and watching it elevated and characterized by different voices than my own. It's so exciting.

I'm starting to believe in the power of a name. Because it can't be a mistake if I just call it 'change.'

I got really into rock - soft, romantic rock was my jam.

One of the great things I learned from how cooperative theater is, you can't be too precious about your ideas.

I've been told to wear different things, to look different, to lose weight, to look sexier, to wear more hair, to wear more makeup.

I don't want to fake anybody out and make them think I'm a great actress.

I was a fat girl growing up and had to change schools because kids were so mean.

I have a tendency to become very self-critical.

Everything I do will always be compared to 'Love Song' in terms of success or the way it's written or whatever, but it was a really formative moment in my life and in my career.

I feel very ill-equipped to be giving anyone advice about their life.

I want to do good work in the world.

Nobody ever thinks a song is about them. Well, not when it's mean. When it's a good song everybody thinks it's about them. And when it's mean, nobody thinks it's about them.

There's really no "bad" people; there's just humans who are doing the best they can to figure life out. It's hard! We can all relate to that.

All my life I've tried to make everybody happy while I just hurt and hide, waiting for someone to tell me it's my turn to decide.