When You Have Satire, It Has To

I See A Steady Downward Slope Toward Oblivion Over The Next Three Years. I'm Pessimistic. Everything That's Happened To Me So Far Has Been Kind Of Flukey. I Went Into Twentieth Century Because I Wanted To Work For Hal Prince. The Part Was Too Small According To My Agent. I Had Been Doing Only Leading Parts, And He Thought I Should Continue That. But The Part Was Enlarged In Rehearsal: Songs Were Added, And It Became More Physicalized And Showy. Then I Won Awards And Got Attention.

I've Never Felt Completely Satisfied With What I've Done. I Tend To See Things Too Critically. I'm Trying To Get Over That.

Just Because You're Not Sweating Doesn't Mean You're Not Putting In The Work.

I Had Studied Piano Since I Was 13, But I Was Surrounded By Students Who'd Been Playing Since They Were 5. I Realized I Was Never Going To Be Anything But Mediocre.

When You Have Satire, It Has To Be Real. No Matter How Outrageous The Comedy Becomes, You Have To Believe In The Characters.