We go see theater, we take in art because it makes us feel.

Three-quarters of my family is Irish. Of course, the "Kazee" is not.

I would love to play Lee in 'True West' and Bobby in 'Company.

Social media is its own sort of thing: Twitter and Facebook have changed the way everyone perceives everything.

My mother always told me before shows to stand up and show them whose little boy you are.

I grew up in a very small, rural country town, and we didn't really have 'the arts.'

All I ever wanted to do was be on Broadway. I mean, remember, I grew up in a trailer.

The thing is that I'm an actor first, and in 'Once,' I was able to be a musician and a singer as well as an actor.

When you start hiding things away, that’s when the darkness creeps up. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

When the world uncovers some dark disguise, Embrace the darkness with averted eyes.

Heartache, to her, coursed through everything--which was as it should be, since people needed it to make them kind.pg. 4

The joy of all mysteries is the certainty which comes from their contemplation, that there are many doors yet for the soul to open on her upward and inward way.

It is, of course, quite true that God will not love you any less, or have less use for you, if you happen to have been born with a very second-rate brain.

My favorite jacket is an emergency item. Much like myself, it is both snuggly and fashionable.

To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.

It's important to begin to even consider whether countries can become something that looks very different because people tend to take their countries for granted.

I'm just sittin here trying not to be unhappy.

History is wonderful. We have so much we can learn if we would quit making ideology out of history, and just deal with what happened.

Whoever aspires to win the grace of God should cultivate at the outset the quality of Kshama (Forgiveness).