I'm constantly learning, and that is the greatest gift of life in my opinion - to always be learning and growing.

You go in and record and sing them some and you go back in and rerecord and sing them some more. That's kind of how I did this album [The Art of Elegance].

Broadway is such a diverse community. Everybody knows how I believe, and everyone believes, and it's not a big deal. But in Hollywood, if you talk about politics - especially if you're a Republican - or spirituality, it's just not something people want to hear about.

Lots of these songs I hadn't performed, but I've always wanted to. These are songs that I wanted to get in my wheelhouse. I sang them over and over and over and over again. Of course, I've fallen in love with them all.

I think it's important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance.

I'm finally dating. It's fun.

I would love to make an album full of ballads. For a listener, I want to have variety on there.