Part of the success of the show is that the audience sees themselves in the characters, becomes the characters. The more they inhabit the characters, the more they see

Shakespeare feels very natural to me.

If I'm not in shape, it feels like something is wrong. If I haven't been able to get to class for a while or I've been sick, I don't feel complete. It doesn't feel like the electricity is making its connections

I've been very fortunate in my collaborators throughout my career.

That was the aura of Cheers: It was special. It was more than TV; you could get people to guest on the show you couldn't normally get.

When you're a dancer who is injured, you are at the bottom of the food chain. We are so replaceable.

I made jokes about kissing Murphy Brown. But if that's what cost me my job, my wife will probably say, "Hey asshole, I told you so".