“Hi my name is Rachel Berry and I’ll be singing “On My Own” from the seminal Broadway classic Les Mis. You might laugh because everytime I sign my name I put a gold star after it, but it’s a metaphor. And metaphors are important. My gold stars are a metaphor. For me. Being a star. […] You might think that all the boys in school would totally want to tap this, but my MySpace schedule keeps me way too busy to date. I try to post a MySpace video every day just to keep my talent alive and growing. Nowadays, being anonymous is worse than being poor. Fame is the most important thing in our culture now, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that no one’s going to just hand it to you.”
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Rachel Berry, Glee. She is Tracy Flick meets musical theatre MAGIC and I am so happy this show exists. (Also, it is so spot on that they have her sing “Own My Own”)
You know, viewed as a statement about the ambitions of the elite, “being anonymous is worse than being poor” is rather perceptive. Isn’t that kind of why all of our old factories are in China now?
(via keyholez)
