A biography for Alice Ripleyhasn’t been written yet.
“Parents are destined to sin against their kids; it's inevitable. As is narcissism and the human condition. Everyone has their ego and their ambitions. Life happens in between.”
“I was 14. I went to see a production of 'Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,' and when they got to that final song, 'If We Only Have Love,' it was like the top of my head had blown off.”
“For me, in the audition, the song that you choose should make you cry. It doesn't matter why: it could be because you're happy, but it gives you that feeling that you're overflowing.”
“All day I wait for my job, which I do at night, and once I get there, I walk a tightrope, jump through hoops, and take breathtaking dives.”
“I'm a strong follower of hydrotherapy.”
“When you're an actor, you do get involved with your characters - your emotional life is tied up with theirs, and so is your physical life.”
“I did grow up in a small town. I grew up in a lot of different places. But I consider my home to be Cleveland.”
“Springsteen's 'Thunder Road' and Carole King's 'It's Too Late' are examples of why I am a singer/songwriter. I practice these songs every day. The melodies are timeless in the rock world, the lyrics are words that I need to say, and they need to be heard again.”
“What made me so brave? Maybe it was being the middle kid of 11, and we all had to share one bathroom. New underwear? I never discovered that until I got into college.”
“Uzo Aduba over at 'Godspell' is doing an even more entertaining Donald Trump than Donald Trump's Donald Trump.”
“I am always talking to students and telling them how you have to practice every day because you can't wait for someone to hire you. You need something you do for yourself, something that feeds your creative life.”
“I've always been inspired by Patti LuPone.”
“The really good stuff- the 'Hamiltons' - comes out after decades of writing and being committed.”
“A likable character isn't one who does nothing wrong.”
“I would say that Cynthia Nixon is somebody I admire, and Toni Collette as well. Those women - their work inspires me, whatever they do.”
“Everyone has some sort of connection to mental illness.”
“The selections on 'Daily Practice' are all what I consider standard rock songs that have been absolutely essential to keeping me alive.”
“I have a soft spot for vintage movie houses covered in goo; what can I say?”
“George Hearn taught me that you learn that there are roles that are Tony roles and roles that are not.”
“'Next To Normal' is rock music. It's a rock opera. That, definitely, has a place in popular music.”