Betty Buckley

Feminism - the word - can give us a handle, a rallying point, a common ground, and help us build a bridge. Why not claim the gift of the word as a place to begin?

When I was young, I was very blessed to have this insight that my best work would be when I was an older actress. I just always knew that as a young actress.

My father didn't want me to go to New York City, and I was determined to go. Learning to give myself the permission to be who I was in the world and to make my own choices was hard.

I did an OK job in 'Carrie' but wanted to do better.

Good performance is about the capacity to focus and concentrate.

The pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people.

Everything good that I know was taught to me by great teachers and I feel like giving back and sharing the technique is the thing to do.

Our stories are different; our pain is the same.

There's a lot of maintenance that goes into being a professional singer.

When I was in New York for 'White's Lies,' I saw 'American Idiot' and 'Hair.' I loved both of those.

Theater is a gamble and a tough road.

My mom was a lot of a stage mother.