In animation, there's this exhilarating moment of discovery when you see the film and you say, Oh THAT'S what I was doing.

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn't.

Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are exuberant experiences. They send you out of the theater filled with music

Take care, be kind, be considerate of other people and other species, and be loving.

Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.

It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy theme park with all these long-running shows.

I learned the most about myself, and you ask what I learned? Well, I learned my strengths and my weaknesses, and it's far more important to learn about your weaknesses than your strengths.

The most exciting acting tends to happen in roles you never thought you could play.

I went to Princeton High School, when I was very serious about being an artist. I was in a theatre family but I didn't want to become an actor.

You kill three people, they call you a murderer. You kill a million people, they call you a conqueror. Go figure.

Leaving behind books is even more beautiful — there are far too many children.

The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn’t very interesting.

The rogue has suffered much. He needs someone to remind him of why he once believed in a good path...

If you push through the hard days you can get through anything.

Whenever any great song or album gets lost in the ether, someone is deprived of the joy of hearing it, and the great effort of those who created and recorded the work is damaged.

It’s not important to develop your own style but your own approach.

Facebook is such a basic utility. It's something that is such a part of peoples' lives, I think it's hard to imagine it going away.

[Bob Dylan] is a worthy laureate for the Nobel Prize.

What the soul sees and has experienced, that it knows; the rest is appearance, prejudice and opinion.

I just want to do good work.