The first time that I came to New York to work properly was the mid-'80s, but I was doing eight shows a week. You have no life. Going to a punk rock club - or whatever the music was at that time - would not have been on my agenda.

Being on the stage in New York is always exciting because you feel like you're part of the life of the city.

You know, London is so sprawling, and you can sometimes forget that anybody else is on a stage anywhere else.

If you spend any time in Los Angeles, there's only one topic of conversation.

I love working in New York theater.

All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening.

And it's a human need to be told stories. The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible.