Quotes by Mandy Patinkin, page 2

Mandy Patinkin - american actor

Life period: 1952

So the pure Sondheim-phile, who is so familiar with the songs from the shows, might have a more difficult time because they are not about the shows.

Quote by Mandy Patinkin about family, time

Sondheim is the Shakespeare of the musical theater world.

Quote by Mandy Patinkin about world

The best work I can do is to take myself as much as I can out of it and get it as simple as I can.

Quote by Mandy Patinkin about things, work

This year is Creede's 40th anniversary and it was one of the best places that formed me as a human being and as an actor, it gave me lifelong friends.

Quote by Mandy Patinkin about actors, human imperfections, being

We did a different show every night. We'd open a show, and then two weeks later we'd open the next show. And two weeks later we'd open the third show until we had all eight running. And it was just one of the richest experiences I'd ever had in my...

Quote by Mandy Patinkin about night, life

Well, I'm not a critic, I'm just a worker. So, I'm always grateful for anything the critics say good or bad.

Quote by Mandy Patinkin about workers, literary critic, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

When I met my wife, Kathryn Grody, she was really my political teacher. I didn't really know that much about politics.

Quote by Mandy Patinkin about wife, teachers, politics

You rarely pay the rent by doing Shakespeare or Ibsen.