Words matter. These are the best Sutton Foster Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I was a very outgoing, gregarious, full-of-energy kid.
It’s weird to have leisure – to have time off. I’m not used to it.
I feel incredibly passionate about ‘Bunheads,’ but the network was not supportive of the show, and you have to have that.
When I was growing up, everyone dressed the same. You had to have bootcut pants and chunky heels.
And, as an adult, I tried skiing, and I ended up in tears.
I used to cross-stitch because my mom cross-stitched.
I’d had the theater background for so long that I know that world inside out; I just didn’t know the pace of how a TV set works, like how a show shoots.
I started dancing when I was four years old and then was in class until I was about 20 years old or so, and then primarily was dancing just in shows that I was doing, but not really studying and training.
Well, I was such a huge fan of Amy Sherman-Palladino and of ‘Gilmore Girls.’
I only tweet about food and silly things, but it’s really fascinating because I get a lot of response on Twitter, and I’m always looking at the type of people who write me on there, and it is such a variety.
I really do believe that youth comes from how you look at the world.
I’m used to working hard. Theater can be very grueling, and that’s all I’ve ever known. It’s what I’ve done for 20 years, which is crazy.
I don’t deny myself anything – I do whatever I want in the moment – but I feel like moderation is the thing that can really sustain you for the rest of your life.
I think Amy Sherman-Palladino has a very specific voice; it’s unlike anyone else on television.
I’m a T-shirts, sweatpants, and jeans kind of gal; I dress really simply and comfortably. But one of the things I love about being an actor is that I get to wear amazing costumes.
I was so grateful to work on ‘Bunheads.’ We had so much material, and everything was so rapid-fire, and I developed – through theater too, I developed a really great work ethic. I think preparing for both of them is just that – you come to set ready to go, ready to play. You know your lines. You’re ready to work.
My brother is about six years older, and I’ve always looked up to him.
I don’t think of myself as a dancer. I think of myself as a singer-actress who moves really well.
I loved New York, but I never quite felt like New York was my home either.
I think a lot of your 20s is trying to figure out who you are – you’re on your own; you’ve got you first job. You’ve got your first apartment. You’re living away from your parents. You’re just discovering who you are.
So I’m studying ballet every day and really training so people will see me as a ballet dancer, which no one’s seen before.
One thing I think I’m really proud of is that I started taking care of my skin at a young age.
I’m incredibly hopeful – in many ways, still very naive. I think a lot of that has helped me. My sort of naivete has sort of gotten me in trouble at times, but I haven’t stopped myself from doing things.
I’ve been, like, 15 my entire life.
Every character I’ve played is goofy, but it has to have some type of reality.
I think of fitness as being about heart health and staying strong and agile. That actually makes me go to the gym. I used to hate it, and you couldn’t drag me there, but now I can’t stand it if I don’t go, which seems weird.
Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino gave me such a gift with ‘Bunheads,’ and to give me this gift of going on ‘Gilmore Girls’ was beyond. It was awesome.
I’m like a little Pollyanna. I look at the world with rose-colored glasses.
You can’t be afraid. You have to be open. I feel like I’ve always been a leaper, and I’ve always leapt into things without thinking.
There’s a reason I’m on a show called ‘Younger,’ because I still think… in every aspect of my life, I’m five or 10 years behind in my mind.
I’m single. I just moved to a new city. I’m sort of starting over. I’m in Los Angeles. I don’t really know what my life is right now. It’s not what I thought it’d be at 37, and I think a lot of people can relate to that.
I try to have a very optimistic outlook on life. I try not to take anything too seriously. I try to – and I do – find a ton of joy and happiness in my life, and I think that helps you stay youthful.
I know there’s Botox and all these skin-firming treatments, but I’m afraid they’ll make me look weird.
Ballet is an incredibly difficult, beautiful art form that takes a lot of training, a lot of time, and a lot of hard work.
I’ve done some TV and I’ve done a lot of theater, obviously, and the last character I played on Broadway was a very fast-talking broad. I’m used to learning material and words.