I look for every opportunity to mix comedy and horror and tragedy. I love catching audiences off-guard.

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn't.

Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are exuberant experiences. They send you out of the theater filled with music

Take care, be kind, be considerate of other people and other species, and be loving.

Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.

It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy theme park with all these long-running shows.

I learned the most about myself, and you ask what I learned? Well, I learned my strengths and my weaknesses, and it's far more important to learn about your weaknesses than your strengths.

The most exciting acting tends to happen in roles you never thought you could play.

I went to Princeton High School, when I was very serious about being an artist. I was in a theatre family but I didn't want to become an actor.

In animation, there's this exhilarating moment of discovery when you see the film and you say, Oh THAT'S what I was doing.

There is a place in Hell called the Malebolge.

After September 11th, freedom of speech in America has become a topic that's touchier than a Vatican summer camp.

There's people that figure if they hang out with you, all of a sudden they're going to be successes. I've had two or three stalkers in my life

Modern life is so thin and shallow and fake. I look forward to when developers go bankrupt, Japan gets poorer and wild grasses take over.

The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while.

Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.

Having an open dialogue, in any creative atmosphere, is really important to feeling free to tell the story the best way you can.

Failing is another stepping-stone to greatness.

What is happening on your innermost self is worthy of your entire love.

Hitler was without a doubt exceptional in his criminal deeds. Yet in many respects, he was not at all out of the ordinary.