Lea Salonga Quotes
born 1971 Philippines
Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (born February 22, 1971), known professionally as Lea Salonga, is a Filipino actress, singer, producer, and columnist.
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Playing her again 30 years later is going to be illuminating.
The worst you can do is believe yourself to be any more than what you actually are.
You have to raise your child the way your child needs to be raised.
Just now woke up to this bit of amazing news!
It’s a song [about] being a Filipino that’s been transplanted to another country, and you are remembering what it is about home that you remember and love so much.
And if you really believe in your heart of hearts that you have the talent, go for it.
But the one thing I’ve learned is that you have to raise your child the way your child needs to be raised.
The story is important but not to the point of emotional manipulation of the audience. It has to supplement the talent.
And it's incredibly empowering to be a part of something like this.
You discover how much motivation you actually have. Really.
If [you’re] a mom who remembers the first movements of your child while they were still in the womb, it’s the excitement of that.
You can basically throw all the stuff at the wall and see what sticks. In her case, she throws everything at the wall and everything sticks.
It has to be talent first. Because that’s how we got them in the first place.
As a parent, I want to set my child up for success. I want my child to feel safe and strong and ready to conquer the world on their own terms.
It’s important for me to speak up for kids like my own kid, because trans folks are being erased, as if their existence never happened. But trans folks have been around forever.
With each step into adulthood, my heart grows in ways I couldn’t have predicted. That he is, with honesty and courage, growing into who he’s meant to be makes me incredibly proud.
I'm here in this very strange country with a culture that's so very different from mine. I need to hang on to a little bit of home to not go insane.
The funny thing… kids are easy to mold. They’re so easy to teach and they’re so open to suggestions.
This is the most precious human being in my little world. The one who captured my heart from the word go. The one that made me realize how insignificant my life was, until that initial piercing cry at 12:12 PM on May 16, 2006.
The only thing that trans folks, any LGBT person wants, is to exist and to live and to love in the way that they were born to. Full stop…