Carmen Cusack Quotes

I’m just going to do things that I like to do, sing songs that I like to sing.

I’m not a fan of musicals. Never have been.

If you looked at my music collection and saw an album that was a soundtrack to a musical, it’s probably because I had bought it to learn the music so I could go and audition.

I got married way too young.

I believe there’s no reason why we couldn’t be entering a new age of musical theater if we continue to nurture young talent, take risks, and give them a playing field.

We all have to go through our own experiences of growing up.

I like my cheese, I like my milk in my coffee, and nobody‘s gonna tell me any different.

Show biz! It’s definitely not for sissies.

I wasn’t ready for ‘Bright Star‘ to end when it did.

‘Wicked‘ is so hard-core, physically and mentally, for the whole three hours, that doing that show for two years has pretty much prepared me for anything.

I think I’ve gotten to the point in my life where I have to do everything that I’m scared of because you’re not going to learn anything if you don’t, so you just have to dive in the deep end and see if you can swim.

I love ‘South Pacific.’ It’s got beautiful music. But there have been so many, you know, renditions of this in high school or college productions.

An accent always helps me ground a character. It also helps to remind me what age I’m playing.

When you do something eight times a week, you fall into those little places where sometimes things can get a bit stagnant. That’s why I always welcome a new face on the stage.

Alongside the iconic ‘South Pacific,’ I absolutely loved working on ‘Bright Star’ with Steve Martin and Edie Brickell.

We had to grow up very fast. There never was a day when there wasn’t shouting about the bills.

I’ve been singing Rodgers and Hammerstein all my life.

The first music that came to my ear was gospel… I used to sing ‘Amazing Grace‘ with a very strong southern accent and a vibrato already at five years old.

It’s hard for some parents to give their children compliments.

Just stay present in the moment, and what will come will come.

It’s nice to be able to go do what I love and come home – and get in my own bed.

I didn’t get jobs because when I went into the audition, I tried to be somebody else. I had to realize, what I can actually bring to the table is unique. No one else has experienced what I’ve experienced; no one else has walked in my shoes.

Going to Broadway – then to be invited to the Tonys – I really tap into what that feels like now to fulfill lifetime goals.

I’ve had one fall that I kind of hurt my toe pretty badly because I slammed into one of the set pieces. But, you know, you just get up and keep going. The adrenaline‘s pumping, and you just carry on!

I don’t think I’ve grown up easily.