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12 quotes by Jessie Mueller

Jessica Ruth "Jessie" Mueller (born February 20, 1983) is an American actress and singer. She started her career in Chicago and won a Joseph Jefferson Award in 2008 for her role as Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel. In 2011, she moved her talents to New York City to star in the Broadway revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. She is currently starring in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical as Carole King, a performance for which she won the...
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Growing up, I never felt like the pretty girl.

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I always thought moving to New York would mean starting over in theater, because I had great work in Chicago and didn't want to become a waitress... →

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'White Christmas' is one of my favorite movies, so I've always just had a love for that kind of golden era musical.

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Some of the best actors think they're terrible; that's what keeps you connected to a vulnerability that makes it possible for people to... →

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I always loved playing the sidekick, and that's what I expected - I didn't think I was pretty enough or diva enough to play the lead.

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I went to Syracuse University.

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The important thing is the storytelling and having a script that makes you feel you're living and breathing through the characters.

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Directors didn't know what to do with me in college. I didn't really sound like a belter. I didn't look like a soprano. But in New York... →

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I didn't really start performing until high school. My whole family is actually in the business, and started in the business in Chicago, so I was... →

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I'd been acting in Chicago since I came back after University, and I got a call from my agent saying, 'They're doing this revival of... →

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My dad listened to a lot of James Taylor when I was growing up. We had a couple of his cassettes in the car, and we'd go on a lot of long family... →

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My first professional gig was 'Once Upon a Mattress' at the Drury Lane Oakbrook... I was in the ensemble. I was one of the ladies in waiting... →

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