A large part of me is pure nebbish - plain, dull, uninteresting. There's a more flamboyant part, too. Obviously.

I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.

It's not a date. We're just agreeing to eat at the same table.

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

I don't think I'm tough in a so called tough way. I'm tough on myself.

Sometimes, when you work with mediocre talents, they feel entitled. They act like stars. Genuinely talented people don't.

The moral immune system of this country has been weakened and attacked, and the AIDS virus is the perfect metaphor for it. The malignant neglect of the last twelve years has led to breakdown of our country's immune system, environmentally, culturally, politically, spiritually and physically.