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'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.

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.

You kill three people, they call you a murderer. You kill a million people, they call you a conqueror. Go figure.

Enjoy the Bliss of just Being…Without being dependent on anything! -RVM

You're supposed to raise your friends up, not be happy when they fail.

The reluctant hero is always fun to play.

I don't really know why I went to law school.

I dropped the King's Indian in 1997 after one too many bad experiences against Kramnik.

Most people in America understand that the rich people hire good accountants and figure out how not to necessarily pay all the taxes.

Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.

I have an irregular heartbeat, so that means a fair amount of medication - and I have blood pressure pills, too, but no vitamins or supplements.

If I wanted to make a record to represent myself, I wouldn't put any (covers on it).