I don't hesitate to do nudity as an actor if it's done well.

It's my theory that if you hear enough applause and laughter at a young enough age, you're doomed

I can't imagine doing an hour-long dramatic series because it's so much work. A sitcom is a wonderful gig. You work from 10 to 4 every day, it's fun, and you get to live at home.

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

It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy theme park with all these long-running shows.

If you read in front of your kids, it's very likely that they'll become readers, too

My father was a man of the theater. I grew up in a theater family. As a young man, as a boy, I gypsied around with my siblings and my parents to, like, eight different towns, went to eight different schools. All those things were extremely formative, and I think that's what happens.