Idina Menzel

“I'd love to open a camp focusing on the arts accessible to kids from all income brackets.”

“I wish I had read more and majored in literature rather than theatre. I think I would have been a better artist for it. I am trying to play catch-up now.”

“It's hard to absorb and to allow all that attention and accolades for 'Rent' because the rest of the country doesn't know who we are. Once I walk out of the door of 'Rent,' and I'm on the subway, it doesn't matter. It's an exaggerated sense of fame.”

“I don't quite know how to put it into words, but I feel for the audience that I have; I know them.”

“I used to be someone that needed nine hours of sleep; otherwise, I didn't think I was going to sound good when I sang, and I was very disciplined and anal about my preparation. When you become a parent, there just isn't that time, you know?”

“I know I'm known for singing some of those high notes, but that's really not what giving someone goosebumps is all about. It's about really trying to find what makes you unique.”

“Things happen for a reason, and in their own time.”

“For singers, I believe we can sing in a lot of keys. I know I have this big range, but the point is to find a key that emotionally connects people.”

“I always like to sing barefoot.”

“If I want to tuck my son into bed and read him a story, but that means I have to take a red-eye to get to a concert - which I would never think of doing otherwise - that's just the way it is. Even if I can't hit the note that night, I got to tuck my child in!”

“My story is so boring: Long Island Jewish parents take their daughters to Broadway.”

“Usually I'm pretty myopic. It's hard for me to multi-task, so to speak. If I'm in a show and I'm creating a character, I'm just completely into that. It's really hard for me to do anything else like write music. I have to sort of shut down different sides of my head and just focus.”

“I like to originate new roles and characters for musical theater.”

“My younger sister had kids before I did, and managed to earn a master's degree while raising them as a single parent. Now she's a brilliant second-grade teacher. I'm in awe of her ability to juggle everything and still be a great mother.”

“I will never leave the theater. My heart is there and I love being on stage eight times a week.”

“Who am I, if I'm not this singer with big high notes? I identify with my voice. But I'm more than just the acrobatics.”

“I pretty much have no life outside of the theatre. I go home every night, and I put the TV on, and I veg out and order food.”

“I'm a decent tennis player. Good backhand.”

“Along with enough sleep and taking proper supplements, I steam - in my steam shower. I find it's very healing, more than just your typical 'tea and honey.'”

“We are never doing anyone any favors by withholding our gifts from the world. It's scary to be fierce, but you can't compromise that for fear of losing those around you.”