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.

Kirstie [Alley] saved me, in a way. [At the time], I had a terrible marriage, and I stayed at her house. She was wonderful - just a kind, big-hearted, filthy girl. Somehow she could be vulgar without being vulgar.

The musical stuff I'd go up for was always funny, sexy, tough-as-nails, heart-of-gold characters.

Shakespeare feels very natural to me.

In New York I was always offered the hot, sexy roles. But in L.A. I was offered the plain, dowdy roles. It says a lot about the difference between the coasts

I've seen some very beautiful drag queens.

The first Broadway show I saw was when I was 11. I saw 'Hair.