Quotes About Tony

I already have a Tony for my Broadway concert in '73. It's one of the most precious things I've won.

Tony Judt's remarkable 'The Memory Chalet' was written from the prison of mute immobility.

I used to practice Tony speeches in my bathroom with my hairbrush.

I got nominated for a Tony, which was a complete surprise. It was an experience that I will always cherish.

I was convinced there as only one actor to play Templeton the Rat, and that was Tony Randall.

There's only one Sabbath guitarist and he is the architect for everything, Tony Iommi.

My style hero was' Batman.' Now it's Tony Stark.

The fact that I even get in Broadway shows is, to me, still amazing, but then to win a Tony was just incredible.

I was thrilled to win a Tony in 2005 for 'Spamalot'.

The idea that the Tony committee and the New York theater community as a whole have embraced 'Billy Elliot' is very, very exciting.

Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.

I got to Broadway a year after I came to New York. I starred in 'Butterflies Are Free' and got a Tony for it. Right out of the gate. Maybe that's why I wasn't very gracious about it. I wasn't driven. And right after 'Butterflies Are Free', I got married and then started a family. I always wanted that.

I was the first critic ever to win a Tony - for co-authoring 'Elaine Stritch at Liberty.' Criticism is a life without risk; the critic is risking his opinion, the maker is risking his life. It's a humbling thought but important for the critic to keep it in mind - a thought he can only know if he's made something himself.

When I did 'Thoroughly Modern Millie,' it was almost every 'first' I could have imagined: I dreamt someday being on Broadway, and then dreamt someday playing a lead on Broadway, and then dreamt someday of getting to originate a role, and then getting a Tony nomination. It all happened at once. I was just terrified.

People ask me, 'Is there pressure to win a Tony for your next one?' I've got three on my mantelpiece; I'm good. If that's the end of the story, I'm fine.

In 2011, I earned a Tony nomination for my role in 'The Book of Mormon.'

Bring me another bad one, and I shall protect my British people - I brought down Thatcher to protect my people, and I'm bringing down Tony to defend them, and I'll be there for any other dangers that come along.

Tony night was probably the highlight of my time with 'Newsies' - heck, of my life for that matter!

If you think about it, now that Spider-Man is in the Marvel universe, that means that Peter Parker was probably, like, eight years old when he saw Tony on TV telling the world he's Iron Man. And when you start thinking about it as a whole world like that, it gets really fascinating.

George Hearn taught me that you learn that there are roles that are Tony roles and roles that are not.

My brother nurtured the love of stand-up comedy in a skinny little black kid named Tony.

I grew up listening to legends such as Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Tony Bennett.

I am a passionate, committed composer, and the guy I used to write musicals with, once he was able to ditch me and get a better composer, actually won the Tony.

Whenever anyone finds out that I'm Tony, 'Oh, do it! Do it!' What they mean is they want me to say, 'Put a tiger on your team with Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes. They're great!' That's what everybody wants to hear.