I started cutting my teeth on "Someone To Watch Over Me" [George Gershvin] in the college. I've sung that one for a while. There's something so simpl….

All my life, I'd been on the receiving end of my mother's endless tenderness and vigilant care. Being allowed to care for her during her recovery was….

"I Get Along Without You Very Well" is not as well-known. It's complicated. First of all, it's range-y. It's not necessarily an easy sing. It's also ….

I wanted to honor [George Gershwin]. He's a great American songwriter..

Some relationships aren't meant to be Great Love; they're meant to be like a hot fudge sundae--enjoyable but not something you can acually live on..

Making fun of anyone's size, height, scarring, anything like that equals dumb..

I'm trying to learn, as I'm in my 40s, to embrace what I've been able to achieve and be proud of it. And I know there's roles that I will want to pla….

After 9/11, I was like many people in New York City and got a little depressed. I began to check myself into The Waldorf Astoria for room service, mo….

Well, you know, people don't know me as a country artist and I am new to the genre. But that's how I grew up singing..

I was a spiritual kid..

I want to be a Christian like Christ - loving and accepting of other people..

I love live theater; I like the relationship between the show and the audience. That's my comfort zone, but more than anything, it's what makes me ha….

It's good to learn early that every show is a family - -complete with dysfunctional relationships, tough love, and plenty of occasion for forgiveness..

New York. It's home to opera, Broadway, museums, the ballet and orchestra - everything that I love. The most real people in the world live there..

But there's the beauty of life beyond the bubble. It's possible for someone to see your wicked bits and still love you..

I used to want to be tall, and then I thought, 'If I were tall, then people would say I was pretty and not cute.' And then I realized that there are ….

I don't speak during the day. I warm up physically and, obviously, vocally, constantly. And I try to live like a nun..

Two scoops of crazy with a side of coo coo ca choo.

[Songs] have to be a part of you. They have to be in your DNA. That's how I approached it..

I am a Christian and I don't want there to be any confusion about what I believe or who I am. I don't believe gay people are going to hell. I believe….

A lot of kids are bullied because of their sexuality, and that breaks my heart, because they're going to have to - high school's hard enough to overc….