Creativity is a gift, but if you don't know how to use it you might not even know it's there. There's a lot of creativity in the air, but it's meaningless if you're not open to receiving it.

I'm not going to spend two years on a film or four years on an opera if I don't feel like I can put my own self into it. That doesn't mean it has to be about myself.

I lived in Indonesia for four years and I understand trance and magic and where it comes from.

My aesthetic is not a Disney aesthetic at all, but when I met with the wonderful producers at Disney, they weren't looking for me to do their aesthetic. I'd already spent 20 years in the theater, so if they were going to hire me, they'd be hiring me for what I have to offer.

There is incredible power in the arts to inspire and influence.

I'm a firm believer in the idea that theater excels over film and TV in its ability to let people play with poetry.

I call myself a playmaker sometimes - but that's just a word. I don't feel like I have to have a title or a job description.