Idina Menzel
Idina Menzel
Idina Kim Menzel is an American actress and singer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth30 May 1971
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
mom
As a mom, I don't have much time for beauty.
mom careers trying
My biggest project right now is trying to be a really great mom and learning how to balance family and career. I'm just trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.
skills done realizing
As I get older, I realize all I've done is sing and act and hone those skills.
heart love-is eight
I will never leave the theater. My heart is there and I love being on stage eight times a week.
musician incredibles intensity
The intensity of being in front of all these incredible musicians and tremendous conductors in these elaborate halls can be overwhelming.
afraid anyone favours older perceived power realise women
With young people, I always say, 'You're not doing anyone any favours by withholding your power.' As women, we do that a lot because we are afraid of being misunderstood or perceived as too strong. But the older I'm getting, the more I realise you have to let that go.
tend
I tend to have a pattern of playing misunderstood characters.
respond revealing
I'm more comfortable revealing myself than hiding behind metaphors. I respond to artists who reveal something of themselves.
leave love stage
I will never leave the theater. My heart is there, and I love being on stage 8 times a week.
contrast genre music
They're always so serious, the orchestras, you know? It's always a fun contrast of that song and the genre of music. And me.
afraid alienate along car fact hid join madonna school showing singing sticking younger
I think I hid my singing talent from a lot of my friends at school because I didn't want to alienate anyone. If everyone was singing along in the car to a Madonna song, I didn't join in because when we're younger we're afraid of sticking out or showing off, when in fact we should own those things that make us really unique.
age bar great lying singing weddings
I started singing weddings and bar mitzvahs at 15, lying about my age. It was a great discipline.
committed destined felt life soon weddings
I feel like I was born to do this... I started working professionally as soon as I could, doing weddings and things like that in high school, while everyone else was having keg parties. I just felt destined to do it and really committed and driven; it was something that just felt right all my life.
men powerful smarter women
I think as women, the smarter and more powerful we are, the more it can be threatening and alienating to other people, more than with men. That's something we need to support each other with.