All my career, I've said this: Critics and producers think audiences want actors that only present the silhouette and hit the points in the silhouette. What I do is too dangerous.

What's the difference in opening from scratch in Philly or opening from scratch in New York? The old out-of-town tryout circuit - taking the show pre-Broadway to cities like Boston, New Haven, Philadelphia, Washington - has sort of been replaced with the amount of workshops we do.

I think the way I can sing the way I sing is because of the way I talk to my animals. I hit some really high notes.

My favorite band was The Band, and nobody compares in my mind with The Band.

A show is exhausting when it stinks. It's exhausting when you have to work overtime to make something work.

I know what it means to have a leading part, and I know what it means to have a featured part.

I'll tell you what I think in general about people who want to make their Broadway debut that are not trained stage actors. Don't they know, Broadway ain't for sissies? It is a tough gig. You are responsible, physically, mentally, emotionally, for eight shows a week, at the top of your game. It's not easy.