Which 'Glee' line do fans quote to Lea Michele the most? Broadway star recalls iconic moment

Lea Michele, known for her iconic role as Rachel Berry in the popular musical comedy series Glee, recently spoke to People Magazine about her time on the show.

The actress also opened up about how her performance is still recognized by her fans a decade after the series concluded on March 20, 2015.

The mother-of-two revealed in the exclusive interview published on Sunday, November 23, 2025, which line of hers stood out to fans the most. According to the actress, her fans love to quote her a line from season 1 episode 18 of the series.

“I'm like Tinkerbell, I need applause to live.”

The line was spoken by Michele’s character Rachel in the episode titled “Laryngitis.” In that episode, Rachel suffered from a sore throat that affected her singing, causing her to panic.

Lea Michele is currently featured in the Broadway production of Chess alongside some other Glee cast members. She expressed her excitement to People Magazine:

“It's wild. I mean, Jonathan's here with me tonight, and I talked to Darren, and I'm so excited for Kevin.”

The actress continued:

“I mean, Glee has the most incredible cast of insanely talented people.”

Adding:

“So it makes sense that we would all be here.”

Lea Michele speaks about her time as Rachel Berry in Glee

In 2020, Lea Michele faced public backlash after her co-stars from Glee hinted that she was a mean girl during the filming of the series.

Lea Michele addressed this issue in an exclusive 2023 interview with Interview Magazine, where she revealed that she has been trying to mend the relationships with her former co-stars.

“I think these past two years have been so important for everybody to just sit back and reflect. I did a lot of personal reach-outs. But the most important thing was for everybody to just take a step back.”

She continued:

“More than anything, I’m so grateful to have this opportunity to apply the things that I’ve learned over the past ten-plus years in a positive way.”

Lea Michele added that healing and eye-opening conversations were had with affected parties.

“At the end of the day, what matters the most is how you make people feel. And you have to put aside your feelings. The conversations that I’ve had behind the scenes with some people were incredibly healing and very eye-opening for me.”

She continued:

“I’ve been doing this for a really long time and I’m not going to ever blame anything on the things that I’ve been through in my life. But you also can’t ignore those experiences or deny them.”

Adding:

“They are a part of the patchwork of my life. When I got the call that I was going to play Fanny Brice, I said, ‘Okay, this could be really big for my career,’ but it’s also helpful to have this opportunity to introduce people to who I am now.”

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