Just because you're not sweating doesn't mean you're not putting in the work.

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

I totally related to Cole Porter's magnetic pull to any piano that was in the room, which he was famous for doing, as was Gershwin. You couldn't drag them away from a piano.

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

Ambition without contribution is of no significance.

It was all completely incomprehensible to me. I was fearful of the language. You had to look up every third word.

You know, actors are fans, too. And talent is very attractive to me.