You've got to be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

I think my manager of 30-some odd years now, Tom Hammond. He's as fine a person as you could ever meet. And he's had great theatrical taste and has influenced me that way.

It was like being high when you reach those high notes.

I'd like to one day play Amanda, the mother, in The Glass Menagerie.

I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted.

I lost a very dear friend who lived with AIDS for about 17 years. Rejecting early treatments that were iffy, he thought he saved himself. I really miss him a lot.

The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada.