You know, once somebody knows you can sing Elphaba, it's like being able to sing Evita - people shut up about it already.

I'm so bad at spontaneous impressions.

Losing yourself in the character opens you up in a way that no amount of precise preparation can.

I'm not a standup, but I play one on TV.

It's fun to watch a true-blue movie star at work. They're really unbelievably charismatic. They understand camera angles.

I always tried not to be too mean, but my problem is that the people I tend to find hilarious don't usually have senses of humor. So interacting with them is a little bit of an awkward engagement, because I can't really make them laugh, on top of which I've been doing an impression of them.

Comedy's been really liberating for me because I've been able to sneak the singing part in through the back door.