I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college.

I'm married but the special man is my dog, Henry.

Comedy's been really liberating for me because I've been able to sneak the singing part in through the back door.

I love people who try to keep the world in control - because the world is inherently not in control.

I'm very social, and in a place like New York, even if you're alone on the subway, you never feel lonely.

It's fun to watch a true-blue movie star at work. They're really unbelievably charismatic. They understand camera angles.

Losing yourself in the character opens you up in a way that no amount of precise preparation can.

You know, once somebody knows you can sing Elphaba, it's like being able to sing Evita - people shut up about it already.

I like playing the same person over and over again. I've done shows for over a year on Broadway, and I never get bored.

There are different kinds of actors, and movie actors tend to be exceedingly precise and mechanical in a way that's really admirable for me to watch. You always learn from them.

I've done a ton of theater work and dramatic work, but nobody really knows me that way.

Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.

All art forms possess liberty beyond space and time, yet grounded by urgency of now, and a breath of truth.

People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.

I've always had an air of mystery.

People are deeply nourished by the process of creating wholeness.

What got you here won't get you there.

Loss doesn't feel redeemable. But for me one consoling aspect is the recognition that, in this at least, none of us is different from anyone else: We all lose loved ones; we all face our own death.

In the long run, it is better to understand the way the world really is rather than how we would like it to be.

Temptation is impossible for me to resist Come on. This is Hollywood. It's in the job description.

When I was a kid... I needed to belong.