Words matter. These are the best Andrew Keenan-Bolger Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The ‘Newsies’ fans are a whole different breed.
I think what’s universal is the idea of auditioning. It’s something that you do in every kind of job market. You audition every time you go on a date, you audition at a job interview, and it’s always about trying to put the best version of yourself forward and seeing what sticks and what doesn’t.
Any show that has a completely gay ensemble has the very difficult task of trying to represent the community.
I think one of the traps of theater – what makes it so amazing is that it’s not able to be mass-produced, but it also makes it hard to get work seen by people because if you’re a creator, you do a cabaret or something, and maybe 100 people will see it and then it ends the night that you close it.
I know everyone claims that their cast is ‘really close,’ but I think the bond we share in ‘Newsies’ is unique. In the show, these boys risk everything in the name of brotherhood, and I feel that same way about the guys in my cast.
Seeing other people perform inspires me. I couldn’t be a good performer if just relied on my own talents. Seeing what other brave choices other actors are making gives me the strength to be bold in auditions and to approach roles in different kind of ways.
People have not given children enough credit to understand the idea of death. But I really think they do.
I am in love with Los Angeles.
When you’re an actor, there are so many opportunities that are not in your control.
I’ve been lucky to have grown up in the arts.
I always get nervous. It’s usually a good thing. I worry about the nights that I’m not nervous, actually.
I think it’s really important, as an actor in this business, to have another creative outlet.
I feel that being comfortable – being yourself – when you walk into an audition room is a really important thing. I think being able to own every aspect of your life is only going to make you be more comfortable in front of a table of people you don’t know.
My sister is my biggest Broadway hero.
No live performance can ever be perfect, and that’s what keeps you on your toes – it pushes you to practice harder, show up for that 8 A.M. ballet class, and walk through the stage door every night just to have the chance to do it all again.
You see everyone’s true colors in a rehearsal.
If my 12-year-old self knew that there was going to be a Broadway adaptation of ‘Newsies,’ I would have freaked out.
I feel like 2012 was the first year I actually felt like a grown-up.
I’m interested in the film world; I love being a storyteller.
I think there’s so much that is out of our control as actors, and it’s just really hard to market yourself in such a huge industry.
I think, being an actor, part of it is also being a teacher. I think that’s one of the most rewarding things you can do – pass on the knowledge you’ve learned from other teachers.
Live theater is an amorphous art, constantly shifting and evolving with every performance.
I’ve gotten to work with people like Kristin Chenoweth and Chita Rivera… Seeing their process is so interesting. Seeing that these people aren’t immortal – that they go through the same motions as we do and ask for feedback and break down scenes… They have to work, too, and that’s really exciting to see.
I have seen the movie ‘Showgirls’ over 25 times.
Every actor dreams of getting a second chance to reprise a role.
YouTube came out when I was a sophomore in college, and I feel like I was one of the first people to put musical theater stuff online.
People are not just going to bars and meeting people; they’re connecting through social media.
I think there’s a weird stigma in the TV-film world that theater people can’t be funny and understand subtlety, and I think that could not be more wrong.
Tony night was probably the highlight of my time with ‘Newsies’ – heck, of my life for that matter!
Everybody keeps saying what a lucky coincidence that ‘Newsies’ is happening when it is, with things like Occupy Wall Street.
I think that much of the success of the Broadway mounting of ‘Newsies’ was due in no small part to the infectious camaraderie on stage between the boys.
I grew up in a time where there were no queer digital references.
I think anytime there’s a big show on a network, people are also looking for what’s the indie, stepchild version of this, the real DIY version?
