I think people are surprised to learn that I'm pretty goofy and pretty funny. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes funny goofy learn
I grew up listening to Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone, and Angela Lansbury, so I grew up wanting to sound like Patti and Bernadette. What I realized, though, is that I can't sound like that, and what makes their performances magical is their uniqueness. Susan Egan angelabernadettegrow share on social
Most people don't think of Los Angeles as a theatre town, and that you have to go to New York to be in theatre, and it's really not true. Susan Egan angeleslospeople Change image and share on social
The goal isn't to be successful; it's to be happy. And so it doesn't matter if I'm doing things in New York or teaching high school or I drop it altogether and sell coffee. The goal is to be happy, and people and relationships are what makes you happy. Susan Egan altogethercoffeedrop share on social
I think Chelsea Handler is the funniest woman. David Alan Grier chelseafunnyhandler Change image and share on social
As goofy as it sounds, I try to sing in the morning. It's hard both to sing and to maintain a grouchy mood, and it sets a happy tone for everyone - particularly in my case, because I'm tone deaf, and my audience finds my singing a source of great hilarity. Gretchen Rubin audiencecasedeaf share on social
If I'm serious, yes, I'd like to have done what Shakespeare did... to act and write. You learn so much from acting. One of our great writers, Alan Bennett, does both supremely well. When I write a story, I tend to speak it aloud as I'm writing it. Michael Morpurgo actalanaloud share on social
