Paige Quotes

Art is not entertainment. Art is not luxury goods. Art is culture. It is you and me.

I like the wrestling and executing the throws. My dad was a wrestler and he showed me some of those techniques, too.

Character is one of most precious parts of you. You can't get involved in things that will damage your character.

When they treat you bad, you just got to take care of your pride, no matter what.

My feet ain't got nothing to do with my nickname, but when folks get it in their heads that a feller's got big feet, soon the feet start looking big.

I was born in August, no July, 1908.

One was never taught how to begin at drama school. But all it required was one intake of breath.

I'm basically for the whole year just traveling with three suitcases.

I got a curve so sneaky it might be your daddy.

It's funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.

God wants us to delight in living His purpose for us, which is why our passion plays a huge part!

If you are in a play, and you catch a cold, you are able to muddle through. If you are carrying a musical, it's a different thing altogether. It's the great fear of any singer's life.

My dad always told me that perseverance furthers. He was right.

Actors already striving in the theatre wouldn't dream of putting themselves on these shows; it means that only about 10% of the talent out there is being auditioned for parts.

I want to go as far as it will take me. I would love to go pro, but if that doesn't happen, I am a gourmet chef and would like to open my own restaurant.

My father wanted me to learn self-defense, so I enrolled in the Academy and loved it from the start.

There is no more powerful advocate than a parent armed with information and options.

Every child can learn, and we mean it... excuses are not good enough, we need results.

The NEA is a terrorist organization.

It is inappropriate (to allow parents) to design the curriculum and to run the school.

Work such as you will not have to have the money. Adore like you've got by no means been damage. Dance like nobody's seeing.

Don't go to college, unless to get knowledge.

Throw high risers at the chin; throw peas at the knees; throw it here when they're lookin' there; throw it there when they're lookin' here.

Smokey Joe (Williams) could throw harder than anyone.

I may not be the bestest pitcher in the world, but I sure out-cutes 'em.

Go light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. The social life ain't restful. Avoid running at all times. Don't look back. Something may be gaining on you.

Avoid running at all times.

They said I was the greatest pitcher they ever sawI couldnt understand why they couldnt give me no justice.

The Crawfords played everywhere, in every ballpark. And we won, won like we invented the game.

I used to feel so bad before I got to the clubhouse, I didn't know what to do. But when I put that ballsuit on, I don't know where I got the spark to save my life.

I'm going to Queen Mary's [university] in East London and I am trying to juggle it. Sometimes, it's really hard.

I study English literature but my friends are doing psychology and things like that. No one cares about acting there. It's not competitive and it's a nice environment for me.

There are loads of amazing actors in the UK and only 2% of them are in work, which is crazy.

Going forward, anything that Richard [Ayoade] asks me to do, I would be so honoured... even if it's sweeping the street because he's such a great person and a great friend.

But when I close my eyes, I'm more like THIS under the surface: I'm laughing and scheming and dreaming.

You couldn't even write me a paper about the roles you would dream of playing in modern musical theatre.

If you're a serious actor, you wouldn't put yourself up for one of those shows in case you got bumped off the first week and all your colleagues saw it.

I never enjoyed being famous.

"Evita" obviously would always be very special to me because it was the first major musical that I did on stage and created in the U.K. with Hal Prince directing.

But you know, I'm not 25 anymore, and I have always said musical theater in particular is a young person's game. It requires energy, mentally and physically, to do it.

I don't listen to so much music now. I did when I was younger. Music is so much part of my work. I like peace and quiet now when I go home.

I will be singing primarily all the songs from the musicals that I have been in from over the years.

I've never been very good at manipulating my career, but fortunately I haven't needed to.

My shoes are size 2 and a 1/2, the same size as my feet

The best thing about New York is everything is available. Whatever you want, New York has got it!

I'm kind of a nerd in that I get really excited about things... I love anticipating if they're going to like their rooms or not.

You really can't turn on TLC without seeing us.

I've done everything but tap dance across the table.

You have to remain positive and just try your best and part of that is doing things that continually surprise people, including yourself, so that you don't get pigeon-holed.

When you do children's TV or one episode [guest] stuff, you have to listen, which is also a great thing to learn. But you don't have individual input.