Quotes by Megan Hilty

About Megan Hilty:

Megan Kathleen Hilty is an American musical theatre and television actress, and singer. She rose to prominence for her roles in several Broadway musicals including her performance as Glinda in Wicked and her portrayal of Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5: The Musical. Her best known role was as Ivy Lynn on the musical-drama TV series Smash, on which she sang many original songs, including the Grammy Award-nominated "Let Me Be Your Star". From 2013-2014, she appeared in the sitcom Sean Saves the World.
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I totally let myself indulge, but I make little deals with myself. If I have an extra cupcake, I'll run a couple of extra miles. I think it's all about balance and not getting into extremes with dieting and exercising. Having a healthy attitude is im...

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I look at the people's careers who I want to emulate, like Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Bernadette Peters... They've all found the key to longevity in this business, and that is diversifying, doing as many things as possible to keep yourself re...

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As an actress, I learned a long time ago that there is a lot of this business that is just out of my hands. All I can really focus on is going to work every day and doing my best.

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Don't get me wrong - I like to rest a little bit. But I don't do well with downtime.

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I come from the theater. Nothing is as difficult as working eight shows a week. Period. End of story.

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I decided I was going to be an opera star. I was about 12.

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I look at my Twitter feed sometimes, and there's just people tearing apart other performers.

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It's so much easier to complain about something than celebrate it.

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Everybody's entitled to their opinions, but I don't understand why we have to saturate social media with all the negative stuff.

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I was a huge fan of Damien Rice - and I am a huge fan still!

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My version of lip-synching is singing full-out with the track.

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I always joke that everything else that I do is to support my theater habit.

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I get nervous about everything. I think there's something wrong if you don't get nervous.

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The thing about making a musical is that you can and will be replaceable really quickly.

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Breakups are hard for anybody, and no matter how it happens or ends up, they're just hard.

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I want to do everything, and I don't think that's too ambitious.

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Being in a recording studio is a very different feel from performing onstage. I mean, obviously, you can't just go in and do what you would do onstage. It reads differently.

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It's every singer's dream to get to Carnegie Hall.

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People think that theater actors are too big for the camera. It's like, 'No, we're actors and we adjust for our audience.'

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Well, as an actor, at least from my standpoint, I can't not like who I'm playing.

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Author Bio

  • NameMegan Hilty
  • DescriptionAmerican musical theatre actress
  • BornMarch 29, 1981
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Singer