I'm totally Italian, but I'm not a diva. If you could see the way I'm dressed in daily life, that's not a diva. Appearances are so not important to me.

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I played the tuba in high school. I wanted to be a member of the...

I played the tuba in high school. I wanted to be a member of the...

Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we're all misfits, so we ended up...

Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we're all misfits, so we ended up...

We're not show-business people. We have a life.

We're not show-business people. We have a life.

The theater is a tough place. It's not cushioned the way it is in film...

The theater is a tough place. It's not cushioned the way it is in film...

I learned a long time ago from David Mamet to wipe your feet at the...

I learned a long time ago from David Mamet to wipe your feet at the...

To be nominated was enough, but when I won I the Tony I just felt...

To be nominated was enough, but when I won I the Tony I just felt...

I think Madonna is a wonderful performer.

I think Madonna is a wonderful performer.

I just love chickens.

I just love chickens.

Smile at a stranger. See what happens.

Smile at a stranger. See what happens.

A well-rounded performer will listen to all kinds of music. I like classical, Middle Eastern,...

A well-rounded performer will listen to all kinds of music. I like classical, Middle Eastern,...

The word diva to me means doing something supernatural with something natural.

The word diva to me means doing something supernatural with something natural.

A show is exhausting when it stinks. It's exhausting when you have to work overtime...

A show is exhausting when it stinks. It's exhausting when you have to work overtime...

I just create, that's what I do.

I just create, that's what I do.