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

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 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.

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

You gain inner peace when you become comfortable with the reality of death.

What's that?" he asked, when I stood beside him again."Halos, " I said with a grin. "For heavenly creatures like us.""That might be a stretch.

It is extremely obvious to me that the internet is a religious phenomenon

Every law of matter or the body supposed to govern man is rendered null and void by the law of Life God.

What happens is that the experience of writers working together and the idea of creative collaboration is so delightful, but it has been relegated to TV.

Your God is not our God! Your God loves your people and hates mine! He folds his strong protecting arms lovingly about the paleface and leads him by the hand as a father leads an infant son.

Again, a smooth answer, signifying nothing.

I burned out on AIDS and did no AIDS work for a couple of years. I was so angry that people were still getting this disease that nobody can give you - you have to go out and get it!

Every night I pray to God: 'Please, no more wack MC's.'

I think for every parent, they know their kids better than anybody else, and they have to just trust their own instincts.