There's always down time when you're an actor, especially a character actor.

Where I grew up has had a huge influence on me. It's a place where there aren't many people and there's lots of sky.

It's fascinating to watch the progress that is made during previews. The coolest thing is watching the actors take over the show, and make it there own.

I started writing just to have a creative outlet during the down time.

New York is all about people and the things people make.

The Broadway schedule is so tough, so relentless there was almost no time to enjoy all the stuff.

I do remember realizing one day that I loved plays more than I loved playing concertos.

It's always easy to get parts when you're a guy!

I am determined to write daily.

You can tell all our songs come from us and from our artists, the people we write with and travel with.

I was just thrilled to get the gig to begin with. Ten years later to still have it is not only thrilling but also somewhat of a puzzlement.

A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se.

The typical presidential staff resents the vice-president even more than they do the first lady.

What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.

Loyalty is the greatest quality of the human heart.

The only time you're calm, you're centered, you're at peace, is when someone's trying to kill you. And that's just plain twisted.

I am really heavy into songwriting.

Being afreaid proves you're alive and awake.