I Could Never Have Thought, "i Wanna

I Usually Feel Like The Role Comes To You To Sort Of Illuminate Some Piece Of Where You Are In Your Life. I Feel Like I Myself Am A Single Woman And I'm Childless - By Choice - At This Point, And I Don't Know What Will Happen.

I Like The Ritual Of Putting On My Makeup, Putting On My Costume, Doing My Warm-ups. I Eat The Same Dinner Every Night Before I Go On Stage. I Like Having Something That I Can Count On, Something That Feels Stabilizing For Me.

I Think Sometimes When You Can Feel The Velocity Of Change, Like Nowadays, You Really Need A Seat Belt. It's Almost Like Having A Growth Spurt That You Can Feel, Like A 16-year-old Who Woke Up One Day And Grew Four Inches Literally Overnight. That Can Be A Painful Thing Sometimes.

I Remember Feeling The Temperature Change The First Time The Curtain Came Up, The Difference Between The Audience Temperature And The Stage Temperature. I'll Never Forget It.

All Of My Friends Went To College And I Got A Job At Circle Pizza, Where I Worked For 24 Hours. I Had To Call My Mother Four Times To Ask Her How To Spell Parmesan. I'm Not Kidding. I Was A Terrible Speller. I Think I Was Really Nervous That I Somehow Didn't Feel Right Out In The World In That Way.