There's nothing I need from anyone except love and respect, and anyone who can't give me those two things has no place in my life.

It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as.

I have great faith in the United States. It's the only country I would ever live in.

To me, if a heterosexual has a right to do it, then I have a right to do it. And if it's important to the gay youth - who are now setting the agenda - then its important to me.

Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they don't, or they wouldn't have to say they did.

I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other.

When I went into 'Fiddler,' I wondered about the response I'd get - the backlash because I'm openly gay. There was none. I toured Canada and America, and not one single review suggested that I played the role gay or that I seemed anything but Tevye.