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I always love to see singing on television; any form of a musical is exciting to me.

I do think that there is an almost more old fashioned mentality to the way musical theatre people and actresses especially are treated.

Just because you're a belter doesn't make you funny; it just means that's how your pipes are set up.

I didn't love stickers and unicorns and stuff, but just if I were to ride on the back of a beast to work, I want it to be a frickin' unicorn.

My parents were in 'Brigadoon' on Broadway when I was a couple of years old.

I learned to stop saying yes because I then have to back out. I've been trying to prioritize my health.

Do I want to write a musical? No. I like to do musicals.

Some people have jobs where other people don't clap for them. I don't understand that.

I am a feminist with a capital 'F' .

I've met a lot of famous people that I just thought were so unbelievable. For me, meeting Julie Andrews was probably the highlight of my life.

Don't wait for people to tell you who you are. Show them.

I was not a fan of the Bush administration, as I think many of us were not.

I don't think theater is dying, and musicals are a great American art form. We've got apple pie, jazz and musical theater.

I actually enjoy Britney Spears. Not as a singer but as a performer. I just enjoy watching her. I think, 'You are so brave.'

I haven't been trying to be anything other than myself.

I was a little girl who grew up idolizing musical-theatre stars.

I don't like the word "brand." When I see people creating a brand, it feels disingenuous.

I've always wanted to go to Austria.

Being in front of a live audience again. I get that in my concerts but there's nothing like being on Broadway.

For me, Twitter has given me a direct line to the world - it gave me an opportunity to be like, This is my voice.

I was always a little adult. Even as a little kid, I just couldn't understand why I was surrounded by all these kids. I took things very seriously.

I think it's good to have an old fashioned musical as well as new musicals. There's a lot of room for different shows.

My biggest influence is someone I really don't know at all: Tina Fey. Smart, funny, beautiful, self-deprecating, also a mom and a wife.

My parents took me to see Stevie Wonder when I was about 3, but my mom made us leave because everybody around us was smoking pot.

Well, I'm grateful for all the experiences that I've had.

I am not so secretly a comedian. I write a lot of my own material if you've seen videos I've done. I write jokes.

Musical theatre is my first love.