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Bye Quotes

On goodbyes, choices, and Bye Bye Birdie memories

These bye quotes mix everyday goodbyes - one mother saying bye as if her child were emigrating - with two very different memories tied to the musical 'Bye Bye Birdie.'

Until I got married, when I used to go out, my mother said good bye to me as though I was emigrating.

Quotes by Thora Hird

Why should I have to say bye to one thing to do another? I can do lots of things at one time, and as much as I love to do films, I'd love to do ads as well!

Quotes by Tena Desae

I met my wife in 1990 when I was on the national tour of 'Bye, Bye Birdie.'

Quotes by Steve Zahn

It's so hard saying goodbye... it's hard saying good bye to all the things that one has held dear for weeks, months, sometimes years.

Quotes by Saqib Saleem

Able Quotes

When I was growing up, I had a nanny who would always play 'The Sound of Music' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' so I was always listening to that stuff.

Quotes by Rumer Willis

I was thrown into a community production of 'Bye Bye Birdie' or something when I was a kid. I wanted to just build the sets, but I wasn't allowed to just build the sets unless I auditioned for the play....

Quotes by Michael Stuhlbarg

Any time you get a bye week you embrace it as a player.

Quotes by Matt Cassel

Initially, I wanted to be an ice skater, but then when I was 13 I saw Bye Bye Birdie, and that was it - I wanted to be on Broadway.

Quotes by Liza Minnelli

I wasn't originally taking drama, but the drama teacher asked me to audition for Bye, Bye Birdie. I did and got the lead role. Initially I was kind of scared, but once I did it I got bitten by the...

Quotes by Kevin Richardson

Always Quotes

In 1957, 'West Side Story' had introduced the musical to the reckless dark side of teen-age life; 'Bye Bye Birdie,' set in Sweet Apple, Ohio, where the citizens apparently dress mostly in chartreuse, mauve, orange, periwinkle, and turquoise, was a...

Quotes by John Lahr

I wanted to have a go at a pop career. My first single, 'Baby I Don't Care', was a hit, and the second, 'Bye Bye Boy', reached the Top 20.

Quotes by Jennifer Ellison

I spent the summer of '88 indoors, writing 'Shoot You Down,' 'Bye Bye Badman,' and 'Don't Stop.'

Quotes by Ian Brown

I would say 'Bye Bye Love' is one of my favorite influential songs to this day, and ironically, they were so in sync with their harmonies that they sounded like one person. That approach to hearing and formulating harmonies stuck...

Quotes by Don Felder

When I auditioned for 'Bye Bye Birdie' on Broadway, Gower Champion said, 'You've got the job!' I said, 'Mr. Champion, I can't dance.' He said, 'We'll teach you what you need to know.'

Quotes by Dick Van Dyke

Back Quotes

The first role that I played as a musical - I was 14 years old, and I played Birdie in 'Bye Bye Birdie.' That was an awakening of, 'Wow, I'm good at that. People are responding.' And I hardly knew...

Quotes by Brian Stokes Mitchell

Frequently Asked Questions

What connects these bye quotes?
Goodbyes of different kinds - a mother's farewell, a personal philosophy about not giving things up, and two references to Bye Bye Birdie.
What is Bye Bye Birdie doing in these quotes?
It's a musical mentioned twice - once from a childhood community production and once from a national tour where the speaker met their future spouse.
Is there a quote about balancing multiple interests?
Yes, one questions why saying bye to one pursuit should mean giving up others, preferring to do several things at once.
Is there an emotional farewell quote?
Yes, one recalls a mother saying goodbye as dramatically as if her child were emigrating permanently.
Are these quotes mostly about entertainment?
About half are - the musical references sit alongside more personal, everyday goodbyes.

Another line questions why saying bye to one path should mean giving it up completely, a small argument for doing more than one thing at once.