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

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.

It’s a matter of dignity, ” the Chief explained. “At a certain point, that’s all you have left.

If you bungle raising your children I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.

When the hounds of Spring are on winter's traces, The mother of months in meadow or plain Fills the shadows and windy places With lisp of leaves and ripple of rain.

The law on the side of freedom is of great advantage only when there is power to make that law respected.

The day is of infinite length for him who knows how to appreciate and use it.

Parents do not own their children. They have no ‘natural right’ to control their education fully.

Little pains In a due hour employ'd great profit yields.

One looks, looks long, and the world comes in.

I think humor is important for all of us, and a great comedian is a great treasure.

College was a blast. My three years of college were the best years of my life.