You cant just trust to luck; you have to really listen to what that character is telling you.

It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it.

All of the generations go to what is chic for them, and theater seems to be an older generation's art form.

At this point the theater America is in such a precarious place.

There is some sadness for me now about acting because it used to be that there was a reverence for actors.

I believe in things that move people, if the audience isn't deeply caught up and moved to either laughter or tears then I don't think it is theater.

I talked with Brian Stokes Mitchell, who agreed with me that if you have a gift there is always stuff to do.

Getting work in theater has always been sort of cyclical.

When I see what I want, I do it.

The secret of food lies in memory - of thinking and then knowing what the taste of cinnamon or steak is.

The life of Jesus suggests that to be like Abba is to show compassion.

Due to a big bust in Cuba, my father's business suffered badly, so I was free to choose my own career. I became a professional dancer, and I went on the road and started making real money.

I really don't remember much about Cleopatra. There were a lot of other things going on.

Fashion is born by small facts, trends, or even politics, never by trying to make little pleats and furbelows, by trinkets, by clothes easy to copy, or by the shortening or lengthening of a skirt.

In a sense it's a one-man show... except there are two men involved, Hartson and Berkovic, and a third man, the goalkeeper.

Housing affects everything, and we continue to live in very, very segregated communities.

I've played some gangster roles, but that's obviously not me. When you're an Italian-American New York actor, it's just an easy way to get cast.

Whatsoever is good; the same is also approved of God.

All my clients eat. Madonna has a very healthy appetite. She doesn't eat processed food, she's very conscious of the quality of the things she eats but she has treats - she loves cupcakes.