John Lloyd
John Lloyd
work
I probably did pack a lifetime's work into the 1980s.
main playing though
I couldn't tell you, to be honest, ... Even though I'm playing it, it's still not my main sport.
certain chaos predict
You can't predict anything. How can you be certain about anything when everything is chaos and we're not in control?
awards cure good home nice number people ridiculous standard terms
I do have at home the most ridiculous number of awards for what I have done, which is nice in terms of being patted on the back, yet it does cure you of caring about what other people say about you. Ultimately, you must have your own standard of what is good enough.
add although bought intelligence money perhaps
I'd never bought the idea that you don't lose money by underestimating the intelligence of the audience. Although perhaps I should add that I've never really made that much money.
becomes early embracing fit key
The thing early on that you think is 'wrong' with you, that makes you not fit in with everyone else, becomes the key to your career as an actor. Start embracing it.
died knew met raised remember woman younger
My mother died of cystic fibrosis before I knew her. I was two years old, and I don't remember her. I do remember, though, when it was just my father and me, before he met the woman who would become the mother who raised me, before my younger sister, Gillian. It was just the two of us, and he was my whole world.
appear asked became
I was the first guest star asked to appear on 'Glee,' which we all know became huge.
acting broadway came chorus difficult easy hooked interest life minutes original production romantic seeing shows struggling tie trips york
My interest in acting came from seeing Broadway shows on summer trips to New York as a child. It was the original production of 'A Chorus Line' in an easy tie with the first 10 -15 minutes of Dustin Hoffman in 'Tootsie' that hooked me on the romantic idea that the impossible, difficult life of a struggling actor was for me.
annoy bars joking karaoke original songs tina turner
I did have a falsetto, but I only used it when I was joking around with friends or to annoy my girlfriends, or in the shower, because no one else was around. Or in college. I'd go to karaoke bars and sing Tina Turner songs in the original key.
drawn life
Something in me was instinctively drawn to the life of a misunderstood, brilliant and wilful artist. I wanted to become one.
discovered fans goodwill lending motivate rewarding ways
During 'Jersey Boys,' I discovered one of the most rewarding ways to use your goodwill is to motivate fans and friends into lending support to charity.
require
I think that of musicals - especially the big, splashy ones - require an actor that's also part cheerleader, too, and that's really tough to do if it's not something that really grabs you and your heart's not in it.
deal empathy great mother natural passed people struggling
My natural mother passed away from cystic fibrosis when I was a toddler, so I feel a great deal of empathy for people who are struggling with disease.