Before I got Madeline, I used to see dog people who were so obsessed, and I'd think, Oh, that's so sad. But now, here I am, talking about her all the time. I even dress her up in little outfits; I'm madly in love with her.
Kristin ChenowethI am a Christian and I don't want there to be any confusion about what I believe or who I am. I don't believe gay people are going to hell. I believe that judgment is left to the one upstairs and I believe Jesus is all about love. If I can live my life even just a smidgen the way God made his son for us as an example, I'm happy. I do not judge other people for what they believe, but for me, this is what works.
Kristin ChenowethThe lasting legacy of the Cooter Smash is that I'm the first to know when it's going to rain. That's right. I both sing and predict the weather with my hoo hoo.
Kristin Chenoweth[Songs] have to be a part of you. They have to be in your DNA. That's how I approached it.
Kristin ChenowethI've got to include things like "I've Got A Crush On You," and put my stamp on it with the (openly gay) saxophonist Dave Koz.
Kristin ChenowethAfter 9/11, I was like many people in New York City and got a little depressed. I began to check myself into The Waldorf Astoria for room service, movies and just to chill. I wanted to contribute to the great city of Manhattan.
Kristin ChenowethI'm an actress and a singer and I'm also a Christian. We're not all crazy right-wingers. I just want to be like Jesus, forgiving and loving and nonjudgmental, accepting of everyone even if they don't agree.
Kristin ChenowethI'm sick of people who've never been to church telling me that church is full of hypocrites, and people who've never read the Bible telling me that it's baloney.
Kristin ChenowethI don't speak during the day. I warm up physically and, obviously, vocally, constantly. And I try to live like a nun.
Kristin ChenowethI am a Christian and I don't want there to be any confusion about what I believe or who I am.
Kristin ChenowethNot everyone is going to like what you do or what you have to offer. However, if you canโt see yourself doing anything else, and you have the drive and ambition, get the training and go for it.
Kristin ChenowethI read my Bible and I pray and all of that. I really do. But at the same time, I dont think being gay is a sin. Period.
Kristin ChenowethI used to want to be tall, and then I thought, 'If I were tall, then people would say I was pretty and not cute.' And then I realized that there are worse things than being called cute.
Kristin ChenowethI auditioned for a solo in church and got it. I was about seven and I sang a song called, 'Jesus, I Heard You Had a Big House' and I remember people standing up at the end and me thinking, 'Oh, I think I'm going to like this.' That's how it all began. Sounds funny to say you got your start in church, but I did.
Kristin ChenowethI got to see Linda's [Hart] live when it first came on Broadway. I just loved her. I've always been a fan of hers.
Kristin ChenowethIf you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.
Kristin ChenowethThere might be two or three songs I'm trying out. I've been singing these songs (on the new album) in the studio, but I haven't really done them live. It's intimate to sing them in a studio. Now, I've got to be on a stage and be in front of a lot of people.
Kristin ChenowethI was on the cheerleading squad and drama and the choir, but I was friends with everybody. I was not a partier. I was too Type A and crazy about my grades, but I was still there at everything.
Kristin ChenowethThey had me all happy, singing. It was very awkward. I think the writers are frantically planning something appropriate to honor him, but we don't know what.
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