It sounds vain, but I could probably make a difference for almost everyone I ever met if I chose to involve myself with them either professionally or personally.

You just do the things that you love and see if other people can like them too.

I don't take much stock in other people's opinions if I think something's good.

There's real drama in performing live. You never know how it's going to be.

When you try to portray people's lives, you try to make sure you don't portray them as clowns and that you give them a level of dignity. You don't try to change their persona, but you try to understand that they had unique problems, set in a century that you don't live.

I've always been distracted when somebody is coming after me and saying, "You're the only person who can play this part."

I actually play sports better when I'm mad. Some players don't play better when they're mad. They lose their sense of where they're at. I have a tendency to do better when I'm under pressure.