Most of the comedies I've done have been rather farcical and extravagant.

When you have satire, it has to be real. No matter how outrageous the comedy becomes, you have to believe in the characters.

I've never felt completely satisfied with what I've done. I tend to see things too critically. I'm trying to get over that.

I can play characters who sing, but I don't like singing in a nightclub or something. It's not my metier.

Lots of people fantasize about what it would be like if they were president... Most think they'd be decent and wouldn't be corrupted at all, that they'd remain true to themselves.

Nothing makes an actor feel freer and more inventive and more creative than being trusted.

I see a steady downward slope toward oblivion over the next three years. I'm pessimistic. Everything that's happened to me so far has been kind of flukey. I went into Twentieth Century because I wanted to work for Hal Prince. The part was too small according to my agent. I had been doing only leading parts, and he thought I should continue that. But the part was enlarged in rehearsal: songs were added, and it became more physicalized and showy. Then I won awards and got attention.