I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery.

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

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.

What you were is yesterday.What you are is now.What you can be is tomorrow.What you decide to be is today.

Every great discovery I ever made, I gambled that the truth was there, and then I acted in faith until I could prove its existence.

It was odd how one found oneself making trivial conversation on important occasions. Perhaps it was because one could not say what was really in one's mind.

If the choice is between buying another building or a Pollock, I'd go for the Pollock every time.

I've never been a fan of directors who clutter a piece with all sorts of crazy preconceptions or weird ideas.

If you gave wings to a cat, it would not condescend to be a bird. It would be an angel.

I find the whole concept of being ‘sexy’ embarrassing and confusing.

In the fields of observation chance favors only those minds which are prepared.

We see Facebook as an advertising platform. We see Ello as a social network.

* We have come this far always believing that justice would somehow prevail. This is the burden, this is the promise, and THIS is why we will not fail.