People on both sides of any conflict believe they are right, whether it's on a TV show or in the real world.

If you stand too close to a painting - all you see are patches of color, if you stand too far back, you can't see any of the detail.

Sondheim is the Shakespeare of the musical theater world.

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.

Everyone's entitled to their own experience.

People who go into the arts are often hurt people. Many are manic-depressive. Some have tried suicide and some have succeeded. It's just part of the game. We are people who are oversensitive. That's why we're in this business, because of our need to communicate.

There's something about singing that I just love. It makes me feel freer than anything in the world.