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.

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

If we can't keep our Palestinian neighbors and Muslim neighbors alive with good water and fresh air, we'll never get them to the peace table.

All great men usually are awakened by the great women in their lives. No matter what friction is there, if that relationship was there, that usually is their best friend, at the end of the day.

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.

The time it takes to get something done is the time it takes.

You rarely pay the rent by doing Shakespeare or Ibsen.