Lea Salonga Quotes, Thoughts and images

I play video games a lot... I love to read... I enjoy spending time with my husband and daughter, who are my most favorite people in the world.

Don't expect a pat on the back for merely doing your job, but know that you'll get one for doing it exceptionally well.

I believe that everyone has the fundamental right to head to city hall with the person they love and get married. Period.

It's in your DNA to be a Filipino; how can you just turn your back on it?

I can't be an ingenue forever, and I wouldn't want to be.

My singing technique is really strong and I have to thank my teachers for really instilling a sense of discipline about how to sing properly and how to maintain your voice in a run.

There are a lot of actors who wish there was a next play, a next musical. As an actor, I guess that's all I can wish for - the next role, the next opportunity.

I want every Filipino woman empowered with information regarding all options available to her regarding family planning.

I pride myself in the fact that in the six months tour of Cinderella, I didn't take one show off.

In the modern operas that 'Miss Saigon' and 'Les Miz' are, nobody breaks out into song from conventional book dialogue. Everything is sung from beginning to end, including the recitative.

The thing about Sondheim is that it does get very cerebral. You do need a faculty with words and a love for the lyrics to not just pull it off, but to have an appreciation for it.

I just refuse to date actors. I've done that, and I don't want to do that anymore. It's just the stress of traveling and being away from each other so much.

I like vodka tonics and gin & tonics. I also like gimlets. I like things that have sweetness with a bit of a kick.

I'd love to do just straight theatre. I'd love to do film and television, too.

I would love to do some straight drama. A lot of times it's not up to the actor, it's up to the producer. It's up to the powers that be.