Sutton Foster Quotes

Girl power in my mind is to let girls be exactly what they are. Let them be angry. Let them be resentful. And rebellious. Let them be hard and soft and loving and sad and silly. Let them be wrong. Let them be right. Let them be everything. because, they are everything.

I told her that crochet has helped me throughout my entire career by giving my brain and my hands something to do other than worrying about what people might be saying. And that was way better for me than mindlessly looking at my phone and the noise of social media (message boards on steroids).

Acceptance without expectations,” and that allowed me to stay in a relationship with my mother.

She cannot do it. No matter how many times you ask. You must accept that. And stop expecting a different outcome.

her façade was not her truth,

I had been doing badass things my whole life, but I never gave myself the credit. Instead I focused on the times when I had felt more unsure, the things I thought needed fixing.

I worked my entire life to be at this moment. I can allow this to be good.” It gives me permission to own my talent. It calms me down. I don’t have to apologize, make myself small. And I can still be nice while doing it.

Working with Kelly Bishop was a lifesaver. She played Lorelai’s mother on Gilmore Girls and was Sheila in the original Broadway production of A Chorus Line. She is a broad through and through—and she taught me how to navigate this new world. 'Don’t focus on learning the entire script,' she advised early on. 'Prep for what you need to do three days ahead. Learn it in little chunks. And when you’re done filming a scene, let it go and move on.

You’ve got it. Now give it away.

A week later, Joe called: I got the part. My first thought was I wish I could tell my mom. It was the first job I got that she didn’t know about. She had found so many opportunities for me when I was young—and kept such close tabs on me throughout my career—that I couldn’t help but think she had something to do with this one, too. I attributed it to her pulling some strings up in heaven. I felt like being cast as Liza was a gift from her. Thanks, Mom.

This will sound funny since you didn’t want to be the world’s it guy, but my parents and my siblings and their significant others treat each other like they’re it for them. Like the sun and the moon and the stars all pale in comparison, and nobody else in the world could fill their shoes. When you’re around them, you can feel their love for each other. That’s what I want. To be somebody’s it girl.

Good bosses shield their employees from distress and distraction in diverse ways, whether behind the scenes or publicly. They work day after day to enhance their self-awareness; stay in tune with followers’ worries, hot buttons, and quirks; and foster a climate of comfort and safety. They also learn to identify which battles their people consider crucial to fight, and which they see as unimportant. When bosses can’t protect people—for example, from layoffs, pay cuts, or tough assignments—the best ones convey compassion, do small things to allay fears, and find ways to blunt negative consequences. Operating in this way helps bolster your people’s performance and well-being. And a nice by-product is that they will have your back, too.