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

I played the tuba in high school. I wanted to be a member of the marching band. I thought, what can I play that has the most effect? What can I play to get people to laugh?

In America, it stands out, because it's raw, it's big, it's emotional. My face is raw, big and emotional. It didn't work for the longest time.

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

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

The word diva to me means doing something supernatural with something natural.

The theater is a tough place. It's not cushioned the way it is in film and television.