And I believe that you never be limited in what you do, so I like to do movies, I like to do television.
You really, really, really have to love what you are going to do in theater because it is an unmerciful life. It’s six days a week. It’s eight performances a week. And that’s doing the exact same thing over and over and over again.
Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.
A child’s kiss is magic. Why else would they be so stingy with them?
I have the world’s worst taste in men, so now I simply have wonderful relationships of the friend kind, but trying to settle down with somebody? No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I’m beyond that.
I just don’t like politics. My rule is if I can put a spotlight on something, I’ll do that.
I’m sure there’s going to be some material from This Is Not Going To Be Pretty. I usually use that song to just introduce myself to the audience, although the patter in between the song is always different.
I don’t believe in the afterlife, so I do think when somebody passes, it’s worthy of note.
How often are the perpetrators of hate-crimes discovered to be self-loathing? Valued individuals do not strike out against strangers.
As soon as I started writing, other writers stopped wanting me acting in their shows – maybe they thought I was going to rewrite them.
Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it.
I got a lovely check today from being a writer that I earned by sitting at home. That’s rewarding.
Actually, I think the average voice is like 70 percent tone and 30 percent noise. My voice is 95 percent noise.
In London they don’t like you if you’re still alive.
Political movements always belong to the young.
You may feel powerless as a child, but the world will one day be yours. And you’re responsible for it. So, seize the day and take charge of it.
I actually pray everyday, but I don’t believe in God.
I am thrilled – I can’t stress that enough – thrilled when I see kids getting active.
The world is full of more interesting things than my voice.
It’s a lot of fun to play someone you don’t normally think of yourself as.