At 14, I Was Playing In Clubs

You Have To Read Scripts And Audition And Develop Relationships. It Takes A Long Time To Develop A Body Of Work But Over The Last 25 Years I Guess I've Done That Many Movies. In Hindsight It May Seem Effortless, But There's A Lot Of Work That Goes Into It.

I'm Gay, It's All A Big Scam. My Kids Don't Even Know Who Their Mother Is.

If Your Record Doesn't Sell That Well, Man, Who Cares? All The Satisfaction I Need... Comes When I Step Out Onstage And See The People. That's Awesome. I Love That.

The Whole 'american Idol' Way Of Looking At Things Is The Antithesis Of What I Grew Up With. There Are A Whole Lot Of Kids Wanting To Be Famous Now, Whereas If I'd Even Mentioned That Word To One Of My Teachers, I Would Have Got Into A Whole Load Of Trouble.

I've Learned That People Latch Onto Labels And Stereotypes. There Was A Period When I Was Asked In Every Single Interview How I Liked Being The New Frank Sinatra... I Think People Will Soon Realize That I Do A Lot More Than Interpret Old Songs.