Sometimes - this is a tough one - not everyone can handle the truth. Sometimes you have to take a beat. But if you can take that beat, and take the high road, it'll serve you in the long run.

The stage is my love, it's where I started and where I do my best work.

I have a place in Chicago and I get there as much as I can... The city is so unbelievably beautiful. It's one of the greatest cities on the planet. My heart beats differently when I'm in Chicago. It slows down and I feel more at ease.

You know the Greeks didn't write obituaries. They only asked one question after a man died: "Did he have passion?"

All I've done is work... I arrived in Los Angeles in my early 20s and I've been pounding the pavement ever since.

If someone mistakes your kindness for weakness, that's their fault - not yours. And it's OK to be a decent human being in this life.

You can't make people who you want them to be. That was a hard lesson for me.