A musical is only as good as its director. The same can also be said for the CIA.

I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It's always fun to defy expectations.

When you have to worry about paying the rent, you're never bored. You're just happy to have that job. But once you don't have to worry and reach the point where it's no longer about the money, you're able to look at other opportunities outside of your comfort zone.

If you have wonderful moments, don't second-guess them, just enjoy them.

When you start a new project and they say, "Your director is going to be Joe Blo," you're hoping that Joe Blo will be the next Martin Scorsese, but it doesn't always work out that way.

I still do live concerts all over the country - about four a month - with singing and characters and improv. It keeps me limber. I'll never lose that. And comedy is still the bread and butter.

I've never done an improvised movie as a fictitious character. I think that's the challenge.