Before babies, I worked very hard to make sure I understood my surroundings and figured out where I fit in the world, whether it was at work or in a social situation.

Oh sure, now you like him [after the audience applaud David Oyelowo].

This next presenter is so lovely you could eat her up with a spoon

Thankfully, the meat of the Tony telecast is the performances from the shows, so the awards show kind of creates itself around the season, and then I fill in based on the vibe of the season in general. I'm happy that there'll be so many legitimately good performances on the show.

American Sniper focuses on a soldier with 160 kills, or as Harvey Weinstein calls it, a slow morning.

As an actor, you most often play relatively average parts, so to get to play extreme versions of anything, those are the most exciting parts.

I sort of pride myself in my dissatisfaction with my work. I've always been concerned with buying the hype, and having that make your performances suffer.