Samantha Barks

Musician

36 Quotes

The day you stop learning and creating must be the most boring day.

I love singing some Johnny Cash, which is interesting because it's in a guy's key; I love singing Elvis Presley.

I think within what my job is, you always have to find a balance, because this job is also a life choice. You're traveling about; your hours are all over the place. If you're in a show, you're out every night.

The red carpet is kind of a surreal experience. There's nothing normal about it, so for me the most important thing is to maintain some normality right until the point you get out of the car.

There's nothing like the buzz of live theater. You put it out there and receive an instant reaction: laughing, crying, yelling, applauding.

One of my favourite eateries is Beechers Cheese Shop, which does the most incredible toasties.

I grew up on such a small island, and professional theater seemed so far away. I never, ever thought I'd get so lucky to be appearing in movies.

When I was growing up in the Isle of Man with ambitions of being a performer, I really wanted to go to see a Broadway show.

I'm pretty fit, and I do home workouts or yoga.

It's important to make your social life and your friends and family - make that a priority.

I'm a vegetarian and have been since I was about four because I struggled to separate the idea of the animal from the food.

You don't realize how much you miss it until you get back onstage and feel that buzz.

I like to scare myself and throw myself off the deep end.

I just sing the songs that people don't expect you to sing, because I just love having fun at karaoke and I'm always a bit nervous to sing something serious.

I began with dance, doing ballet at 3, then tap, jazz, modern. Then I sang in church choirs, learned how to play clarinet and drums, sang with rock bands and only then did I get into musical theatre.

It's important to be able to keep things fresh, no matter what age you are, or how many years you've been in the industry.

I've learned that I've got to keep level-headed.

I absolutely love my fans, and I get to chat to them a lot on Twitter, and that's why I think Twitter is really great. They call themselves 'The Sprouts' and they are really, really wonderful, so passionate, and they make me smile.

I want to make smart choices.

I've found that musical theater is my passion.

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