“I didn't really start performing until high school. My whole family is...” — Jessie Mueller Quote

“I didn't really start performing until high school. My whole family is actually in the business, and started in the business in Chicago, so I was going to shows when I was a teeny-tiny kid, but I didn't really start performing until high school.”

“If I've gotten to a point where people want to see something because I'm in it, I'm grateful and humbled. But having an awareness of that doesn't help me do what I need to do, I think.”

“The thing I try to tell people who are just starting in the business is to listen to yourself, trust yourself, and be kind to yourself. And do the work to cultivate who you are and what your point of view is. Don't try to be like anybody else. That's what will make you an interesting artist.”

“I went to the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago.”

“My signing of Derrick Rose was like anything in life, I think it was just luck. I played in Chicago. Derrick is from Chicago.”

“Even though I live in and love Chicago, I can't stand deep-dish pizza. I'm a New York-style pizza person.”