I grew up in Synagogue in the boys' choir. We didn't listen to music in the house; only at temple. Then I went to a mostly African American high school on the South Side of Chicago and joined a gospel choir.

Comparison leads to violence.

I'm an obsessive hiker and I do it every day for two hours and it really helps me when it comes to learning songs or scripts.

One of the greatest gifts that 'Homeland' has given me is it's affirming on a daily basis.

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

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

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