In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov!

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You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you...

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you...

The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you...

The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you...

I love 'Some Enchanted Evening', and 'If I Loved You'. And as I sing them...

I love 'Some Enchanted Evening', and 'If I Loved You'. And as I sing them...

I love pasta with the homemade marinara sauce I had as a kid.

I love pasta with the homemade marinara sauce I had as a kid.

No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being...

No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being...

I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to...

I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to...

I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted.

I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted.

I lost a very dear friend who lived with AIDS for about 17 years. Rejecting...

I lost a very dear friend who lived with AIDS for about 17 years. Rejecting...

Animals speak with pure affection. It's important to me to get something going in NY...

Animals speak with pure affection. It's important to me to get something going in NY...

I'd like to one day play Amanda, the mother, in The Glass Menagerie.

I'd like to one day play Amanda, the mother, in The Glass Menagerie.

George M. is where I met my dear friend Joel Grey. We connected at rehearsal...

George M. is where I met my dear friend Joel Grey. We connected at rehearsal...

You'd look out and there'd be little babies watching the show, and boys and girls....

You'd look out and there'd be little babies watching the show, and boys and girls....

We've been listening to Wagner, which is so great.

We've been listening to Wagner, which is so great.

I don't smoke, I don't drink much, I don't eat red meat. I stay out...

I don't smoke, I don't drink much, I don't eat red meat. I stay out...

Into The Woods was... a lot of running around in the woods! I can't wait...

Into The Woods was... a lot of running around in the woods! I can't wait...

Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing...

Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing...

Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there's great...

Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there's great...

Getting plenty of sleep is always great. It really is. I have a girlfriend who's...

Getting plenty of sleep is always great. It really is. I have a girlfriend who's...

When there's a terrible illness like AIDS sweeping through, you help people.

When there's a terrible illness like AIDS sweeping through, you help people.

When something isn't done, you want to do something about it.

When something isn't done, you want to do something about it.