Idina Menzel
Idina Menzel
Idina Kim Menzel is an American actress and singer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth30 May 1971
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
constantly discovery figure guess life ok people search trying work
I'm constantly trying to work on the person that I am and work on my shortcomings, and I guess I want people to know that it's ok to be a work in progress, as long as you keep trying to figure it out. But that search and that discovery is what makes life kind of rich, and it's what makes life rich... period.
incredible inspired instead music people performing
People have these incredible expectations. So instead of being inspired by, say, Joni Mitchell's music, I look at it and say to myself, 'I'm going to quit - why would I think of writing or performing after listening to that?'
category high people putting strength
As much as I appreciate people putting me in the category of these very acrobatic belters, I feel like my strength is my... interpretation and my truthfulness with songs, and I don't want young people to think it's all about the high notes that they have to hit.
following people
Everything's always about being homogenized and following in a group. The people who stand out always have the most problems.
afraid build harder learn looking paying people skin start success
The more success you get, you start to be harder on yourself or more afraid of the looking glass. You have to learn to build a thicker skin because people are paying more attention.
larger life love meaning people song specific successful
That's what I love about songwriting - that you can write something about your own experiences and think it's completely specific to you, and then people can take away a completely different meaning for themselves. I really love that. I think you've been successful at writing a song when it has a larger life than yourself.
along bar kinds means people speaks time
I set the bar high because I don't want to do just any other show just to keep working. I want to do something special that means something to people and speaks to them. Those kinds of opportunities don't come along all the time!
people balance groups
I love working with a cast and a group of people every day, which is different than recording because you're usually pretty isolated and alone. They serve as a good balance for each other.
classical excuses express grew jazz love rock roll singing
As an artist, you have to express yourself. I make no excuses for my versatility. I grew up singing classical arias, but I love rock n' roll and jazz standards.
balance good life power struggle
There has to be a balance between power and vulnerability. That's something I feel I have in my own life, something I struggle with and - on a good day - like about myself.
anyone favors fear gifts scary
We are never doing anyone any favors by withholding our gifts from the world. It's scary to be fierce, but you can't compromise that for fear of losing those around you.
body face hide inside voice
It's the face and the body and the thing that we hide inside that can keep us from the world, but my voice is my voice.
cool roles unlike women
The cool thing is that, unlike film, the theatre roles for women get better and better as you get older.
cool everybody hit thinks
Everybody thinks it's going to be so glamorous, so cool, you're on 'Glee,' you know, a hit show or whatever.