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.

Theater is my temple and my religion and my act of faith. Strangers sit in a room together and believe together.

Nothing binds a people to their leader like a common enemy. Voters don’t change governments during war.

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.

Theater has to resonate in your heart in a way that movies don't.

As the book writer for one big smash and one big smelly flop, I always wondered if anyone knows just what goes into making a great musical. When a show is a hit, the critics trip over themselves not knowing who to laud and applaud the loudest. It's that marvelous score, those urbane lyrics, that irreplaceable star. But only when a show is a flop, does anyone notice the book writer. And then it's always our fault.

There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way.