Patti LuPone Quotes


"I think Madonna is a wonderful performer."
- Patti LuPone
"The theater is a tough place. It's not cushioned the way it is in film and television."
- Patti LuPone
(Related: Film, Television, Theater)

"We're not show-business people. We have a life."
- Patti LuPone
(Related: Life, People)

"To be nominated was enough, but when I won I the Tony I just felt relief."
- Patti LuPone
"Smile at a stranger. See what happens."
- Patti LuPone
(Related: Smile)

"I played the tuba in high school. I wanted to be a member of the marching band. I thought, what can I play that has the most effect? What can I play to get people to laugh?"
- Patti LuPone
(Related: Thought, People, Effect, Play, School)

"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."
- Patti LuPone
(Related: Life, Time, Feet)

"I just love chickens."
- Patti LuPone
(Related: Love)

"I just create, that's what I do."
- Patti LuPone
"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we're all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience."
- Patti LuPone
(Related: Theater)

"A well-rounded performer will listen to all kinds of music. I like classical, Middle Eastern, and rock a lot."
- Patti LuPone
(Related: Music, Will)

"A show is exhausting when it stinks. It's exhausting when you have to work overtime to make something work."
- Patti LuPone
(Related: Work)

"The word diva to me means doing something supernatural with something natural."
- Patti LuPone
(Related: Supernatural, Word)