Laura Osnes Quotes

American - Actress Born: November 19, 1985

People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do. Laura Osnes

People, Story, Way, My Own, Say, Own

I was never like, 'Oh, I really want to play Cinderella.' That's not necessarily always been the dream. But it's super fun to play a princess. Laura Osnes

Fun, Dream, Princess, Play, Want, Never

I let the whole 'Grease' experience be a springboard for me. I wanted to use the exposure I got from that very wisely to continue a successful career. It's taken a lot of work and perseverance. Laura Osnes

Work, Perseverance, Experience, Me, Got

I think knowing where you can generally fit is important, but the fun thing about being an actor is sometimes stretching beyond that stereotype and stretching beyond the box that people put you in. Laura Osnes

Fun, People, Think, Important, You, Box

I'm doing what I wanted to do since I was a young girl. I pinch myself every day to make sure it's true. Laura Osnes

Myself, Girl, Day, Doing, Every Day

That's the joy of getting to be an actor - getting to play all kinds of different roles and showing so many different sides of yourself. Laura Osnes

Yourself, Joy, Play, Different, Actor

I'm actually so low maintenance when it comes to my hair. It's naturally stick-straight, but I do like to use a curling iron to give my locks some life. Laura Osnes

Life, Hair, Maintenance, Like, Low, Some

I've never dyed my hair or even gotten highlights. All the products I need for my hair are at the drugstore! Laura Osnes

Hair, Need, Never, Products, Highlights

I'd love to do movies and be on TV. But I think if I transitioned into TV/film completely, I would really miss singing and dancing. It would be ideal to be cast in a movie musical! Laura Osnes

Love, Singing, Think, Movies, Dancing

Getting to do 'December Songs' in a cabaret-style format was so interesting because it's like a one-woman song cycle that actually tells a story. It feels like a theatrical experience more than a cabaret because I didn't talk in between. We went from one song to the next, nine songs in a row - bam - I told the story in half an hour. Laura Osnes

Experience, Song, Story, Interesting

Julie Andrews is so iconic, and I grew up watching 'The Sound of Music' - it's every girl's dream to play Maria, in a way, I think. That music! Laura Osnes

Music, Girl, Think, Dream, Play, Way

I really have been so, so blessed with all my leading men. Laura Osnes

Blessed, Men, Been, Really, Leading

I don't think I want to transition into being a recording artist for the rest of my life or anything like that, but it's something I'd like to try. Laura Osnes

Life, My Life, Think, Rest, Transition

Oh, I am such a nerd when it comes to music - I only listen to Broadway! Laura Osnes

Music, I Am, Listen, Only, Broadway, Oh

Getting to perform at the Carlyle, following in the footsteps of women like Elaine Stritch, Barbara Cook, Christine Ebersole, Kelli O'Hara, and so many others, is nothing short of a dream come true. Laura Osnes

Women, Short, Dream, Nothing, Footsteps

I don't think auditioning will ever faze me again after the 'Grease' TV experience. It was fierce. There were thousands of people auditioning in four cities. I flew from home in Minneapolis to audition in L.A. I waited in line all day. I arrived at 7 A.M. and wasn't seen until 6 P.M. Laura Osnes

Home, Experience, Day, People, Me, Think

That's the ideal. Not to get stuck in a rut playing the same role. Laura Osnes

Same, Role, Playing, Stuck, Ideal, Rut

Cinderella is making her Broadway debut. It's an honor to step into that position and, in that way, I am creating a role because it's never been done on Broadway. I feel so honored. Laura Osnes

I Am, Step, Honor, Done, Creating, Feel

I was always a very good student, 3.98 GPA... But once I found out I only had to take math and science for two years, I didn't take them junior or senior year. And I convinced my high school to give me actual credits for doing professional shows in Minneapolis... as work-study. Laura Osnes

Good, Science, School, Me, High School

'Grease' was my Broadway debut. That was eye-opening. At the same time, it was very familiar. It was a Broadway show, but it's kind of the same as doing a show in Minnesota. It's the same type of rehearsal process. You are doing 8 shows a week, but I worked at a theatre in Minnesota that did 11 shows a week. Laura Osnes

Time, Theatre, Week, Process, Doing, You

'South Pacific' - I really learned a lot. I swear I like to say that during 'South Pacific,' I went from being a girl to being a woman. Laura Osnes

Girl, Woman, Say, Like, Being, Learned

'Bonnie and Clyde' was the first show and the first role that I got to originate. Being part of that from the ground up and investing three years of my life into seeing that show come to Broadway was really rigorous but also so exciting. Laura Osnes

Life, My Life, Seeing, Three, First, Up

I've always wanted to be on an original cast recording. I grew up listening to them, and now to know that my voice is heard on three or four of them is just surreal. I never thought I would be that person. Laura Osnes

Listening, Voice, Thought, Know, Three

If I can impact people with my music, that's what I want. Laura Osnes

Music, People, Impact, I Can, Want

'Carousel,' please! I would die to do that. Laura Osnes

Die, Carousel, Please, Would

I have to say that getting to tackle Maria in 'The Sound of Music' at Carnegie Hall was surreal. When I heard my voice, it was all I could do to keep myself from doing a British accent and sound like Julie Andrews! Laura Osnes

Music, Myself, Voice, Doing, Sound, Say

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