180 Quotes by Sara Bareilles

The women in my family are all super-emotional. The catchphrase in our family is 'Listen to my words, not my tears.'

It's so easy to just rip someone's work apart.

Stepping back into theatre, a childhood dream, I always felt like I would be onstage. I hadn't imagined myself in a composer role... I find it so satisfying to be behind the scenes and writing the music and watching it elevated and characterized by different voices than my own. It's so exciting.

I'm a social person, and I'm used to working as a band member. I like that. I like being a part of a family onstage and on the road.

I'm such a fan of the Obamas in general, and I love how dignified and charismatic and how intelligent they are. They are so warm and kind and encouraging, especially of young people, and I really love seeing that.

My favourite thing to do in any city is just to get lost and go for long walks.

My life is so different because of 'Waitress.' The people that I'm close to, the things I do professionally, my colleagues, my best friend and my boyfriend - like, all of these things have come to me because of the show. And it's really beautiful.

One of the great things I learned from how cooperative theater is, you can't be too precious about your ideas.

I'm mostly a mess, and I hide it pretty well a lot of time.