Faith Prince
Faith Prince
Faith Princeis an American actress and singer, best known for her work on Broadway in musical theatre. She won the Tony Award as Best Actress in a Musical, and received three other Tony nominations...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth6 August 1957
CityAugusta, GA
CountryUnited States of America
broads fit great playing women
I've got all these great broads in me, all these character women. I was playing a torn-down stripper at twenty-five on Broadway, and now I fit the shoes.
next quirky
I'm a character actress. I'm the girl next door, the aunt, the quirky cousin. You have to innately know who you are and be happy with that.
fun character thinking
Usually I like playing other people. I like finding myself through other characters. But when you do cabaret, you are yourself. I think it's the most fun, and I tell you, if somebody had told me that, I would have done it fifteen years earlier than I did.
new-york people
I certainly went to New York because I was searching. Most people who go to New York are searching.
reviews
I don't like to read reviews. Even the good ones you start to analyze: 'Oh, did I do that? I have to make sure I do that again.
kids kids-love
I just love kids. I always have.
drama serious comedy
I never like to be the same, whether it be comedy or drama, funny or serious.
stories south
I'm from the South, so I tend to tell stories. That's how we express ourselves.
pieces ensemble theater
My happiest times in the theater are when I do ensemble pieces. I really got into theater because of that closeness.
energy symptoms force
Being funny is a symptom of what's underneath. You're pumping out all that energy because something else is going on inside you, some opposing force, something uncomfortable.
dark thinking laughing
Half of me is this wacked-out comedienne who will do anything for a buck and a laugh. Well, at least for a laugh. But the other half is a lot darker, sadder and more pensive. It's the dark side that feeds the outrageousness and allows it to surface. I think that's true for anyone with comic flair.
stars silent-films keys
I have a very 'theatre' face. I have what they call a wide mask. I probably would have been a big film star in the '20s with the silent films where they used a lot of key lighting, and make-up carved out your face.
growing-up laughing gone
I know I always had a lot of energy growing up and I had to put it somewhere. Theater allowed me to really feel things, to laugh, to cry, to explode outward. I could do anything and it was totally accepted and appreciated. If I hadn't gone into the theater, I probably would have been a psychotic killer.
dad personality age
I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.