Chita Rivera

When you're in a big theater, you want to reach the very top of the place. Up to the highest seat, so that each person feels like you're talking to them. There's really no difference when you're in a smaller place; you just don't overdo it. It becomes far more personal.

Southern California, they have been amazing. They're totally with us.

Outside of my own home, England is my second home.

Cabaret is a much more up close and personal experience, which I enjoy very much. This is a tremendous difference to being in a large theatre, doing a book show, where there is more separation. But both have equal importance.

After about 15 minutes, you feel that you're winning them over.

I can tell you where my Tonys are. They're in a beautiful place in my living room, in a glass cabinet.

I have been very lucky, I have only had one bad experience.

I have to make this love affair believable enough. It's very European.

I was busy welcoming a new experience. I had never done a movie before.

I'm not comfortable with just me, me, me. That's boring.

I've played American, Italian, Greek, French. I've been really lucky that way.

It's communication - that's what theatre is all about.

My hairdresser and I found ourselves shopping at Bloomingdale's with nothing to do for days.

San Francisco has just blown us all away. I also understand Angels in America didn't do well there.

Somebody told me once I wasn't Latin enough, and that made me laugh.

The show did go on, but came very close to not going on at all.

Theatre is immediate gratification.

We're going to Puerto Rico, where we're gonna close. And we're so excited, we can't see straight.

You can feel whether an audience is tightened up and pulled back. Of course the opposite is an audience like we've been having in LA, which is fabulous.

Beauty is not everything!