There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.
Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man, really; a man uncertain, and puzzled, and in the dark like ourselves.
A work-room should be like an old shoe; no matter how shabby, it's better than a new one.
Paris is a hard place to leave, even when it rains incessantly and one coughs continually from the dampness.
But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when we lock up our lives for wealth, the gold key comes too late.
Worm or beetle - drought or tempest - on a farmer's land may fall, Each is loaded full o' ruin, but a mortgage beats 'em all.
At the end of the day, we're just trying to prevent each other from going mad.
I've seen a lot of my friends go through different reality shows, and they just get caught up in a lot of stagnant positions, unfortunately.
I'm definitely a fighter, like Christina Aguilera would say.
Own every note I sing and sell it. Make a connection to the audience. That's what it comes down to, you know?
In acting, you have to know that you are worth something. I knew I had some talent somewhere.
Over the years, I've had to learn to play. For example, when 'Lennon' was on Broadway, I learned my way around the guitar chords because originally we were all going to play the instruments without a band.
I would say that I don't look for musical things.
It might be odd for people to hear this, but honestly, you know, when you're on stage, I don't think people realize how grueling eight shows a week is. And as far as jobs go, being a Broadway actor, it's hard. It's fun, but it's hard.
I loved being on stage with heroes of mine, like Gregg Edelman and Jimmy Walton, and the lovely Chita Rivera and Stephanie J. Block.
'Miss Saigon' taught me what it means to help carry a big show, and it had some of the most gorgeous songs wrote.
Smells are so powerful and evocative, sometimes stronger than visual cues.
Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.
Just when you're beginning to think pretty well of people, you run across somebody who puts sugar on sliced tomatoes.
The fool inherits, but the wise must get.
But there is nothing to be done till a horse's head is settled.
