100 Quotes by Kelli O'Hara

My mom's side of the family is from Arkansas!

I suppose there are a lot of reasons to be jaded or sarcastic or bitter in life, but I hang on to the reasons why life is beautiful.

The 'Carousel' overture has always been one of my all-time favorite pieces of music.

I've had great opportunities to show different sides of myself, but the challenge will always be getting either people to let you do it or finding the right things to do in order to do it.

It is such a luxury to open a new book that's highly recommended by friends - either an inspirational yet humorously self-deprecating memoir, or a page-turning piece of fiction.

Corned beef and cabbage - that's our favorite holiday meal when all the O' Haras gather around the table.

I don't want to be famous for being famous.

I was raised in Oklahoma. I was actually born in Tulsa, but I grew up in a small town on the west side of Oklahoma called Elk City on a farm, where my dad grew up, actually.

I think anything emotional adds to your acting and singing, no matter what it is that you go through. It will always add to it, never take away.