In Yale they convinced me I had no talent, even though I was always working. They cast me mostly as prostitutes and old women, and I stayed because I loved the writers. I loved Chris Durang and Wendy Wasserstein. I was always doing their work in the Yale Cabaret.

For the camera, particularly, I feel like - I think that, as human faces become older, they become more interesting.

I just feel that getting out there physically and protecting New York, putting my arms around everyone and protecting them... to see this happen to our city and our community.

I am more of a New Yorker than ever and just actually, sometimes I fantasize about living somewhere else, where it's maybe not quite so crowded or stressful, blah, blah, blah and after September 11th, I guess I could just not imagine living anywhere else.

I feel self-doubt whether I'm doing something hard or easy.

Never burn bridges. Today's junior jerk, tomorrow's senior partner.

Whether it was work, marriage, or family, I've always been a late bloomer.