Me being a shy kid, very closed off, showing vulnerability in a character was sort of a safe space on stage. It's always been in my toolbox, there for me when I need it.

Having red hair is never good when you're a kid. I was picked on a lot and didn't have a lot of friends. But I think that gave me a thick skin and helped make me a better person.

Angels, pixies, faerie dust Treading love and living lust.

I could smell myself awake with that coffee.

The definition of marriage cannot be disputed. It's right there in black and white and it's been the same since the start of Wikipedia.

You left , and my heart is a ceaseless sermon of loneliness.

I don't have that kind of voice, the big baritone or rousing tenor sound. My wheelhouse was in the frothier pieces. So my appreciation for those older musicals and revivals grew.

I'm so in love, every time I look at you my soul gets dizzy.

I'm holding a teardrop for a friend Until his heartache and misery end.

I have lots of Scottish blood and know that my family name is Scottish. At my home in the States I have a tartan crest but, unfortunately, I do a terrible Scottish accent.

I did my New York debut at 21. It was “On the Town” at the George Gershwin Theatre. New York is my artistic home.

Use the ruins of your failure to build a bridge to success.

[Like they say, ] small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it.

We've been brainwashed into believing that it's a sin to discriminate. But discrimination doesn't mean racism

I get physical, mystical, very artistical... Giving party people something funky to listen to.

My photographs are not pure: they are a seething wealth of imperfection.

In almost all matters, the real question should be: why are we letting government handle this?

I'm fast, why? Because I eat vegetables.

Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you.

If the region truly becomes democratic, an undemocratic bit of earth would remain here. It's hard to imagine that the world, especially the Arab world, would tolerate this.