I think that's my hope for a lot of the feminist movement is that the gender thing sort of stops being the selling point, if that makes any sense. We're just people making art, and that's how this process has felt to me.
Sara BareillesThe theater community at large, I have to say, has just been so warm and so welcoming, and that's not something I'm as used to.
Sara BareillesYou can be the outcast or be the backlash of somebody's lack of love. Or you can start speaking up.
Sara BareillesAll my life I've tried to make everybody happy while I just hurt and hide, waiting for someone to tell me it's my turn to decide.
Sara BareillesI think I'm someone who is really prone to melancholy, and the super heavy, thick shows kind of spiral me out into not being able to be as happy a person as I think I deserve to be, so I tend to watch things like 30 Rock and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Anything Tina Fey's involved in. And Parks and Rec. I love comedies!
Sara BareillesI know that I'm very susceptible to getting caught up in storylines like, "I want him to be different. I want him to be more open. I want him to call." We have all of these storylines that kind of take over sometimes, and I think there's real grace and a peaceful heart at the center of just accepting what is, and knowing that everything's OK. The good, the bad, the ugly, the pain, the hurt, the frustration - all of that is valuable and part of this human experience, so we should lean in to all of it.
Sara Bareilles