Andrew Keenan-Bolger

“I think what's universal is the idea of auditioning. It's something that you do in every kind of job market. You audition every time you go on a date, you audition at a job interview, and it's always about trying to put the best version of yourself forward and seeing what sticks and what doesn't.”

“I feel that being comfortable - being yourself - when you walk into an audition room is a really important thing. I think being able to own every aspect of your life is only going to make you be more comfortable in front of a table of people you don't know.”

“'Breaking In' shows what it's really like backstage at New York Fringe Theatre.”

“Live theater is an amorphous art, constantly shifting and evolving with every performance.”

“I grew up in a time where there were no queer digital references.”

“I think there's so much that is out of our control as actors, and it's just really hard to market yourself in such a huge industry.”

“I am in love with Los Angeles.”

“The 'Newsies' fans are a whole different breed.”

“No live performance can ever be perfect, and that's what keeps you on your toes - it pushes you to practice harder, show up for that 8 A.M. ballet class, and walk through the stage door every night just to have the chance to do it all again.”

“Every actor dreams of getting a second chance to reprise a role.”

“I've been lucky to have grown up in the arts.”

“Knowing at the end of the day you get to go home and you can work on your own project is super rewarding as an actor.”

“Everyone knows how physically demanding 'Newsies' is in terms of the dance, but even the guys in the toughest tracks remark that the singing in this show is often the hardest part. The newsboys are teenagers, and Alan Menken wrote this music in the top of a guy's range.”

“Seeing other people perform inspires me. I couldn't be a good performer if just relied on my own talents. Seeing what other brave choices other actors are making gives me the strength to be bold in auditions and to approach roles in different kind of ways.”

“You can't have living without dying.”

“I always get nervous. It's usually a good thing. I worry about the nights that I'm not nervous, actually.”

“I'm interested in the film world; I love being a storyteller.”

“I think one of the traps of theater - what makes it so amazing is that it's not able to be mass-produced, but it also makes it hard to get work seen by people because if you're a creator, you do a cabaret or something, and maybe 100 people will see it and then it ends the night that you close it.”

“Any show that has a completely gay ensemble has the very difficult task of trying to represent the community.”

“YouTube came out when I was a sophomore in college, and I feel like I was one of the first people to put musical theater stuff online.”