I was a 12 year old kid in Northern Idaho listening to Billie Holiday and Lena Horne and Sarah Vaughan and Nat King Cole. This whole genre of music is a part of who I am.

I'm a New Yorker; my oven is used for storage.

I'm a Broadway baby, through and through. It's my first love, and it's what brought me to New York in the first place.

People know if you've got the goods, if you're easy to work with, and if you can get the job done.

My very first tattoo was for my dog, Zora, who died in my arms in New York. Right where her heart stopped beating I got a "Z".

I love Jane [Krakowski]. Jane's been a dear friend for maybe a dozen years. We've worked together on many shows and concerts and readings. We did 'Damn Yankees' together and then we did 'Xanadu.' Jane did all the workshops of 'Xanadu' before it moved to Broadway. She's hysterical and our voices blended. We had a similar sensibility.

I understand why the gay community wants to embrace actors who are out. People want to be represented.