Elaine Paige: Being

Elaine Paige is English singer and actress. Explore interesting quotes on being.
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“And so one becomes, or I become, anyway, slightly obsessive, particularly about my health, because you wouldn't want to read the letters people write when you're off and they're disappointed - it's so awful, the guilt one feels for not being there.”

Elaine Paige

Show girl (2000)

“I have been fortunate to play some fantastic roles in musicals and I find it difficult to say which is my favourite. It's generally whichever I am playing at the time. However playing Eva Peron in Evita will always be particularly special to me. Being chosen to originate the role in the premiere of a much sought after and what became a ground-breaking, award-winning musical which launched my career was a great challenge and it gave me the opportunity to play more great roles in the future.”

Elaine Paige

As quoted in "Angie Davidson Interviews Elaine Paige" by Angie Davidson in lupus.org.uk (2005)

“Oh, it was awful, and I vowed to myself I would never, ever push myself to the edge that much again. It was really frightening. Because absolutely everything seemed to be impossible to deal with, just little things became major - noise, if someone had a radio on, or even the sound of traffic, or being in someone's company for longer than 10 minutes - I started to find it all too much.”

Elaine Paige

Regarding the run of Piaf
Show girl (2000)

“Actors already striving in the theatre wouldn't dream of putting themselves on these shows; it means that only about 10% of the talent out there is being auditioned for parts.”

Elaine Paige

Regarding Any Dream Will Do; as quoted in "Portrait of the artist: Elaine Paige, actor" by Laura Barnett in The Guardian http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/story/0,,2085160,00.html (22 May 2007)