The dreams of youth are the regrets of maturity.

Even smiling makes my face ache.

The people on the business side in the music business are kind of different from the theatre business. I think it's partly because there are different pressures on the industries.

I like risky parts - abrasive characters the audience won't necessarily like.

I'm not a conventional leading man at all and have no wish to be.

I've never modeled myself on anybody, but there are a lot of people whose work I really admire and attitudes I certainly subscribe to.

One of the best things that ever happened to me was Rocky Horror being a total flop in New York as a play. I mean, it was a disaster, and it was the night of the long knives as far as the critics were concerned.