Growing up in Augusta in such a protected and loving community is something that I really enjoy talking about. I love talking about - even though I... →
Jessye Norman
I knew that I was loved. And that's such an important thing. And, of course, at such an early age, you take it for granted. Of course your... →
I love singing jazz. I don't like the idea that classical music should be over here and jazz should be someplace else. It's all wonderful... →
I read everything. I'll read a John Grisham novel, I'll sit and read a whole book of poems by Maya Angelou, or I'll just read some Mary... →
I was given the opportunity to write the kind of book that I wanted to write, rather than one that catalogues where I sang and what I sang and what I... →
If someone wants to say 'I love you' in a straight play, they say it, and then it's the other person's turn to talk. But in a song... →
Marsha Norman
Music expresses longing and love and joy better than any piece of dialogue you can ever write.
My view is that musicals are love stories with great final scenes. It's just that simple. Musicals are also conflicts between two worlds. And by... →
Knowing is the most profound kind of love, giving someone the gift of knowledge about yourself.
I love acting; I don't want to give up on it at all, but it would be nice to step behind the camera once in a while as well.
Lee Norris