Words matter. These are the best Melissa Benoist Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
At school, when it came to being social, I had no idea how to do it.
I don’t think a solo album is me. I don’t consider my voice to be that kind of a voice. Not that I don’t love singing, but Broadway was my original dream. That’s what I’ve always wanted to do.
I don’t take karaoke seriously at all. I’m not the type of person who will go and belt out Whitney Houston.
I just loved the feeling of performing, of using my imagination to take me somewhere else.
I’m obsessed with Michael Fassbender. He’s unbelievable. I think he’s a modern day Brando. Every movie that he’s done in the past couple years, I just died for him. He’s extremely fascinating.
If I had any advice for my 16-year-old self, it would just be to stay strong, because acting is not an easy lifestyle, especially when you are starting out. That being said, it definitely makes it all worth it when it does happen.
Every day, I just thank the universe that I am as lucky as I am. Because, I went through periods of time when I didn’t have a single bit of work. Months and months where I was auditioning all the time. I mean, all the time, and nothing was happening.
It’s so easy to flourish a moment with a cape.
Life doesn’t have to be as hard as we make it for ourselves a lot of the time.
I was Obi-Wan multiple years in a row. Alec Guinness’ Obi-Wan. I was a Dalmatian once because I loved ‘101 Dalmatians,’ and I think I was a Care Bear once and maybe a Spartan cheerleader from the ‘SNL’ skit. I’m terrible with Halloween, because I come up with these elaborate costumes and never follow through.
I love female singer-songwriters!
I was initially just fascinated by the Branch Davidians. This doesn’t really apply to Rachel Koresh because she was born into the church, and that was all she had ever known, but I was fascinated by the psychology of how people get to that place – a place like Mount Carmel and an FBI stand-off for 51 days.
I’ve essentially done theater for more of my life than I’ve done television or film, and it’s really something I feel I know better.
Living out a story eight times a week is difficult and draining emotionally but very fulfilling.
There are younger people watching CBS, but their audience isn’t 13 to 25. The CW specializes in that.
A part of my job, when I’m playing a character and approaching a role, is to rationalize and to not judge whatsoever.
I always considered myself really non-confrontational and shy and introverted.
Every role affects you.
