Patti LuPone
Patti LuPone
Patti Ann LuPoneis an American actress and singer, best known for her work in stage musicals. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and a two-time Tony Award winner. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth21 April 1949
CityNorthport, NY
CountryUnited States of America
We're not show-business people. We have a life.
felt tony
To be nominated was enough, but when I won I the Tony I just felt relief.
thinking wonderful performers
I think Madonna is a wonderful performer.
school play laughing
I played the tuba in high school. I wanted to be a member of the marching band. I thought, what can I play that has the most effect? What can I play to get people to laugh?
thinking misfits theater
Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we're all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.
doors feet long
I learned a long time ago from David Mamet to wipe your feet at the door, get it out on stage and then go about your life.
television way tough
The theater is a tough place. It's not cushioned the way it is in film and television.
giving roles actors
The only thing we are as actors are messengers. That's all we are. Correct? We are delivering the playwright's intention through the concept of the director. And I come on stage; if I feel confident in the role, then I give it away.
real thinking voice
I think that Stevie Nicks is one of the greats. Steve Nicks and Grace Slick and Janis Joplin have the real rock voices, to me.
thinking modern-family wish
I wish I could have a recurring role on 'Modern Family'. I think 'Modern Family' is the best comedy on television. It's extremely well written, extremely well acted and directed.
mean musical theatre
I am in musical theatre, but it isn't necessarily what I listen to in my leisure time, do you know what I mean?
new-york boston cities
What's the difference in opening from scratch in Philly or opening from scratch in New York? The old out-of-town tryout circuit - taking the show pre-Broadway to cities like Boston, New Haven, Philadelphia, Washington - has sort of been replaced with the amount of workshops we do.