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.

If my life was a play, age 35 was my intermission.

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

For me, working on stage is much more exhausting than all the other mediums, but it's also much more thrilling.

I gave up shame a long time ago.

I find I have to walk a little faster in public these days, but it's very easy to remember when nobody had any idea who I was.

I got a wonderful college education. I went to Harvard. In those four years I accumulated a lot of knowledge but I also created a kind of habit of learning that has stayed with me my whole life.