I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.

A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. But a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.

Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.

I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.

You know, for me, the realization that two people should have the right to form a sacred union regardless of their gender was strengthened when I saw a performance of the play The Normal Heart in 1985. After feeling the love those two men had for each other, I dare anybody not to want them to get married by the end.

And remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.

There's a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary.