Judy Norton

“I had seen an English movie musical production of 'Cinderella,' 'The Slipper and the Rose' with Richard Chamberlain, and liked it so much I saw it eight or 10 times.”

“It's really an honor when you're creating a fictional show that changes people's lives. That's what I love about this industry. There's always potential to do that to influence people's lives. I always felt a sense of responsibility to try to make that a positive experience.”

“Go back to the basics as life gets more complicated.”

“Losing the ability to talk to each other doesn't just happen overnight. Things like that develop gradually.”

“For two years I was a member of a repertory company in Los Angeles, doing mostly original material, plays written by the director.”

“I'm still always learning how to grow and improve myself because I want to be the best possible role model.”

“My parents are divorced.”

“The first play I was ever in was 'Cinderella,' a children's production in Los Angeles when I was only 8. It was strictly a children's show which played weekends for about a year and which included such songs as 'Long Ago and Far Away' and 'True Love.'”

“I never really did that Hollywood thing when I was there.”

“People told me it was a mistake to marry so young but you can't go into a marriage thinking that because the divorce statistics are so high your marriage won't last. You have to work at it day by day. Though certainly marriage isn't a final, heavy commitment, like signing your life away. It's the type of thing you can always get out of.”

“I don't get along very well with my father.”

“I always resented having a guardian and the restrictions of going to school at the studio.”

“I don't like to cook by recipe. I like being original, trying out ideas, putting together my own dishes.”

“Actually, for several years, I'd been looking to leave L.A. I was getting more and more disenchanted with it; the smog, the traffic.”

“I like doing parades, particularly those where a lot of people turn out.”

“It's not that I have anything against school. I just don't approve of the system.”

“I've been in some small parades where they have turned down some side street and a few people are sitting on the curb with a ham sandwich and a beer. Waving to them is like walking into a living room and waving.”

“I guess I am just too competitive.”

“It wasn't until many years after 'The Waltons' when I had gone back to theater that I had the opportunity to take on a role within a theater company as a writer and director. I found to my surprise that I really enjoyed it as well.”

“I'm an impromptu cook. It's fun if it doesn't take too much time!”