Top 25 Diana DeGarmo Quotes

I was friends with everybody. I never stuck to one clique.

I’ve had the most amazing interviews, and I’ve done interviews that were so bad, I was embarrassed to be interviewed. I’ve seen both sides of the coin.

I worked at Dollywood when I was a kid. Then I worked at Opryland. I worked at a variety of theater things in Atlanta. I was also in a choir for two years where we did ‘Annie’ and ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.’

Don’t let bad or negative people bring you down.

I would love to go to college because you never know what is going to happen with your career, and you always want something to fall back on.

I can be a nag. And my mother can be a nag. It’s a nagging relationship, but we know that it’s loving.

People who want to be singers can be nurtured and taught, and they can make great strides. But, the truth is, if you are completely tone deaf, it is never going to happen for you. It’s just a reality of life. It’s like me thinking I can be an Olympic swimmer. It ain’t gonna happen!

It’s been really cool to go to places I’ve never been to around the country and performing for people and bringing a fun show to entertain folks.

Acting while I’m singing just kind of happened because I’m a hambone at heart, I guess. And I’m a Gemini – I’ve got several personalities to access as an actor.

I grew up doing certain little things in the musical theatre realm, but I didn’t really understand that you could… make a career out of it.

Southern women sometimes get dumbed down when they’re turned into characters. I don’t like that.

I am excited and honored for the chance to sing the music of the iconic women I grew up idolizing, alongside three fabulous and funny gals in ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes.’

I got a hug from Kathleen Marshall, Sheryl Crow, and Barry Levinson all in the same day – and that was something pretty special!

Never give up on whatever you want to do.

Being away from loved ones can be very hard. Taxing. With a tour, you don’t know whether you’ll see each other in three weeks, three months, or three days.

I love musical theater because it’s live. There is no Auto-Tune. There’s no second chance. What you see is what you get. You have to be amazing every night.

I love the challenge of singing something that’s not that easy.

My mom had a tape of Patsy Cline’s greatest hits, and whenever we were in the car, she would put it on, and it got to the point where I knew all the words to every one of the songs, and I knew what order they came in on the tape.

I actually grew up being part of the kids’ choirs, so I knew ‘Joseph’ basically my entire life. We’ve brought in this new multimedia aspect that really makes the show jump off the stage and into the audience.

I remember my mother and I sitting down counting off our pennies to pay our bills. We really had nothing.

Working with Dolly Parton was one of the coolest experiences of my life.

I can’t tell you how wonderful it is to hop in my car and drive home after rehearsal.

I don’t read things that people say about me online. They write nasty things just to mess with you. I don’t need that in my life.

What I do is a little bigger than traditional country. I’ve been belting all my life, so I fit right in with the musical-theater style.

I believe that you should not be just raised on what the music is right then. You should be raised on what is from your past, what your parents have grown up with, because it’s a really big piece of your culture that you need to know about, and I’m glad my mother has done that for me.