I try to say something about the human condition whenever I can when I'm lucky.

I don't want people to sit and process the song. I want them to just let them bathe over them.

When I'm on the road with concerts, people ask me to autograph my CDs, but more and more they come up with the cookbooks.

Actually, the language in Shakespeare is wonderfully musical. You need to hear the music to connect with the words.

Comparison leads to violence.

I'm active in PAX, which is a gun awareness organization. We treat gun safety as a public health issue.

During 'Chicago Hope,' I never let directors talk to me, because I was so spoiled. I started off with people like Milos Forman, Sidney Lumet, James Lapine, unbelievably gifted people. So there I was saying, 'Don't talk to me, I don't want your opinion.' I behaved abominably.