The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada.

The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of 'Carousel', and it was a very vivid experience.

You've got to be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person.

I love pasta with the homemade marinara sauce I had as a kid.

I lost a very dear friend who lived with AIDS for about 17 years. Rejecting early treatments that were iffy, he thought he saved himself. I really miss him a lot.

Singing lessons are like body building for your larynx.

I'd like to one day play Amanda, the mother, in The Glass Menagerie.

Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing they are.

When something isn't done, you want to do something about it.

It was like being high when you reach those high notes.

I believe he was feeling a bit nervous. Possibly it was my costume that took him aback. I was dressed quite well, even elegantly, and looked as if I belonged to the best society.

My kingdom not for a horse, but for a good piece of advice!

Once a pumpkin, Always a pumpkin.

Before each one of my fights, I make a point of saluting my opponent. I salute the other fighter out of respect, even though he is trying to take something from me.

My Bubbie lived to 104, which is probably a little too old to consider a ripe old age, because she had already started to turn. I still say she died young.

I ended Affirmative Action by executive order and replaced it with a leadership model that created more opportunities for African-American and Hispanic students.

I mean it," I said. "You're in danger." "Relax, Harry. I'm not letting anyone lick me, and I'm not looking anyone in the eyes. It's kind of like visiting New York.

Capitalism has never stood back and examined itself properly. I think everybody knows that capitalism is the only thing that works, but is the current form of capitalism the best way of it working?

Obama is a statist. He's an authoritarian. He doesn't want to govern; he wants to rule.

I farm a little plot of things to say, with not much frontage on the busy road.