Comedy's been really liberating for me because I've been able to sneak the singing part in through the back door.

I'm married but the special man is my dog, Henry.

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.

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

Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.

Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.

When you are doing something you love, you see the lover dancing in your heart.

I was just trying to open the door... but the walls fall down

I always wanted to be a writer but everyone kept telling me it was impossible to break into the field or make money. I've proven them wrong on both counts.

Success is built on disappointment, and disappointment is inherent in all success.

When you're comfortable with someone, you don't look for anyone else.

Surely oak and threefold brass surrounded his heart who first trusted a frail vessel to the merciless ocean.

Each of us has a day .. when he has to accept, finally, the fact that he is a man.

That’s it,” she said, balling her hands in fists. “I’m not letting you out of it this time. I insist that you take me to Scotland. I demand you ruin me. As a point of honor.