Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by Sara Bareilles
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Last updated on November 21, 2024.
My life is so different because of 'Waitress.' The people that I'm close to, the things I do professionally, my colleagues, my best friend and my boyfriend - like, all of these things have come to me because of the show. And it's really beautiful.
I would like to look back on my body of work and be proud of each record in its own right, but as a whole, I want to continue to grow and move forward.
With musical theatre, although there are rules, they're so different to the ones I feel like I have accidentally been ingrained with writing pop music. The main point is to tell the story. You just have to make sure the character's voice is strong and the storytelling is strong.
I never played coffee shops; I just played a lot of coffee shop-sized venues. I took every venue I could get my hands on.
I'm a traditional singer-songwriter. I have a more organic sound.
Nobody ever thinks a song is about them. Well, not when it's mean. When it's a good song everybody thinks it's about them. And when it's mean, nobody thinks it's about them.
One of the great things I learned from how cooperative theater is, you can't be too precious about your ideas.
If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins.
I love, when I feel challenged, to step up to my highest capacity.
The greatest thing we can do is to give each other a safe space to truly, truly be ourselves in the world.
Stepping back into theatre, a childhood dream, I always felt like I would be onstage. I hadn't imagined myself in a composer role... I find it so satisfying to be behind the scenes and writing the music and watching it elevated and characterized by different voices than my own. It's so exciting.
I'm never gonna be somebody who's gonna fall down from the sky on a trapeze. That's not me. I really want to make sure that my focus stays on connecting with the audience.
The women in my family are all super-emotional. The catchphrase in our family is 'Listen to my words, not my tears.'
I'm mostly a mess, and I hide it pretty well a lot of time.
Elton John is a huge influence and an artist I've listened to since I was a little girl.
I'm such a fan of the Obamas in general, and I love how dignified and charismatic and how intelligent they are. They are so warm and kind and encouraging, especially of young people, and I really love seeing that.
My hairstylist taught me a trick for my hair. You section off your hair and put them up in these crazy little knots and then it looks like you curled your hair. It's saved me so much time 'cause on the road you don't have time or plugs to plug your curling iron in.
I love the sound and temperament of an upright piano.
I think I have some anger-management issues, and they end up coming out in these passive-aggressive songs that sound happy.
I didn't know I'd ever write a Broadway musical.
I'm writing about emotions.
I would never intentionally want to hurt someone's feelings.
I have been very fortunate to be a part of tours with other artists that have exposed me to new places that I've never been before. Once you discover something beautiful, you just want to keep coming back.
I want to do good work in the world.
I have no business carrying myself like some diva.
I wasn't Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson. I wasn't Tori Amos or Norah Jones. Nobody knew what to do with me.
I've been told to wear different things, to look different, to lose weight, to look sexier, to wear more hair, to wear more makeup.
One of my earliest memories of writing at a piano was alongside my sister.
I'm grateful to have the chance to be inspired by the incredible artists that are out there.
I used to sing songs from musicals all the time as a kid.
I was a fat girl growing up and had to change schools because kids were so mean.
I have spent my whole career worrying that the big bad pop monster was going to eat me when I wasn't looking.
I'm of the ilk of writers that feels you have to be open to the inspiration.
Aesthetically, London is just beautiful; it's a gorgeous city. The architecture, monuments, the parks, the small streets - it's an incredible place to be.
I feel like my songs are like diary entries for me. So I usually write about things that have happened to me specifically or sometimes it can be someone who's close to me.
I have a tendency to become very self-critical.
Everything I do will always be compared to 'Love Song' in terms of success or the way it's written or whatever, but it was a really formative moment in my life and in my career.
I think there's so much honor and integrity and beauty in being able to be who you are.
I feel very ill-equipped to be giving anyone advice about their life.
I have been influenced by many different artists at many different stages of my life. Starting out, it was people like Elton John, Billy Joel, Ben Folds, and Fiona Apple. As I got older I got deeper into the work of bands like the Beatles, artists like Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Etta James, and Joni Mitchell.
I'm a social person, and I'm used to working as a band member. I like that. I like being a part of a family onstage and on the road.
I don't want to fake anybody out and make them think I'm a great actress.
It's so easy to just rip someone's work apart.
My favourite thing to do in any city is just to get lost and go for long walks.
Show me how big your brave is.
Love is blind, but when we close our eyes, we see with our hearts.
You can be the outcast or be the backlash of somebody's lack of love. Or you can start speaking up.
I'm somebody who grew up listening to a lot of musical theater, so getting to finally write musical theater songs and songs that sound that way - the emphasis being on the storytelling, but the arrangements and the orchestrations can be really varied - I found that to be, actually, a really joyful discovery.
Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere
The most powerful place you can come from is just having a really deep knowing of who you are and what you want for yourself.
Say what you wanna say and let the words fall out honestly.
I like seeing someone that can sing jazz and then flip over and sing a pop song and then sing a rock song.
I feel like I'm on the precipice - just seeing a better version of me coming out.
The struggle is to stay present enough when you're taking your next step forward that you're really making your most honest choices.
Just speak your truth, it's an important cornerstone of how your life ends up sort of unfolding in front of you. Even if it's painful, if it's honest, it's going to bring you to the place you deserve to be.
It'd be a shame to stop now that I've started to make really good mistakes
I have found so much joy and so much pride in contributing and being a team member, and then stepping back and watching someone else get the applause. That has been really satisfying in a way that I wouldn't have probably imagined.
At the end of the day, the only thing I ever wanted to feel was loved. So I think if I could give someone a piece of advice, it's really learn how to be kind to yourself. In all of our ugliness and all of our brokenness and our bad choices, to really learn to nurture that part of yourself that can be your own big sister in a way.
I work a lot with men, and I work with wonderful men that I absolutely adore, but it's something that I'm now paying attention to - to seek out and make room for the talented women in all the technical fields and creative fields across the board.
True bravery is being exactly who you are, imperfections included. Vulnerability is the most precious gift you can give.
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