Singing lessons are like body building for your larynx.

The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on.

The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of 'Carousel', and it was a very vivid experience.

Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there's great truth in the songs, and that's what was so wonderful to find.

When I grew up in the '60s, your hair had to be straight and you had to be skinny and have no boobs, and it was like not my era.

When there's a terrible illness like AIDS sweeping through, you help people.

I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to do it.