57 Quotes by Patti LuPone

A show is exhausting when it stinks. It's exhausting when you have to work overtime to make something work.

I don't listen to the contemporary pop artists. They all sound alike, anyway.

I know what it means to have a leading part, and I know what it means to have a featured part.

I learned a long time ago from David Mamet to wipe your feet at the door, get it out on stage and then go about your life.

I'd love to do situation comedy - it's the best job in show business.

My favorite band was The Band, and nobody compares in my mind with The Band.

The theater is a tough place. It's not cushioned the way it is in film and television.

I'll tell you what I think in general about people who want to make their Broadway debut that are not trained stage actors. Don't they know, Broadway ain't for sissies? It is a tough gig. You are responsible, physically, mentally, emotionally, for eight shows a week, at the top of your game. It's not easy.

I am in musical theatre, but it isn't necessarily what I listen to in my leisure time, do you know what I mean?