Anyone who hears enough laughter and applause at a young age will become an actor, whether they intend to or not.

Instead of being a theater actor who sometimes does movies I became a movie actor who sometimes does theater.

The most exciting acting tends to happen in roles you never thought you could play.

I was married very young. I lived a very middle class life. I was married at age 21, divorced at 31. I didn't sleep on people's couches.

One of the things that gives me a lot of pleasure about both the solo show and the book is that it tells people about my dad. He really was an important man. He was a kind of pioneer of regional theater. He was the first American producer to ever produce all of Shakespeare plays.

I really prize and love great painting. It's so out of date now. It's slightly come back in.

Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are exuberant experiences. They send you out of the theater filled with music