Frankly I don't listen to lyrics (a problem in that I apparently work in musical theatre) I just want a good tune that doesn't require the use of too much grey matter.

I find it difficult to fully enjoy musical theatre songs if I don't know the storyline of the show they are from as well as the context.

I can memorize great swathes of dialogue!

How very like humans to pervert a message of love and peace to make it into an ideology of war and oppression to serve their own ends.

We need leaders who will stand unapologetically in defense of marriage.

Peace does exist. It exists in your heart and soul.

A movie is about human beings, about humanity.

Take my hands,” Alec said. “And take my strength too. Whatever of it you can use to— to keep yourself going.

Hank, when people call people nerds mostly what they're saying is,'You like stuff'.

I'm beginning to see that just knowing the piece is not enough. Having a clear technique is not enough. Having a broad repertory is not enough. I want desperately to get past all those things.

We [photographers] have the tools and the power to create images - we should try to make them as truthful as possible.

Constantly probe the people who report to you, and encourage them to probe you.

Jane Austen easily used half a page describing someone else's eyes; she would not appreciate summarizing her reading tastes in ten titles.