I think the way I can sing the way I sing is because of the way I talk to my animals. I hit some really high notes..

I think that Stevie Nicks is one of the greats. Steve Nicks and Grace Slick and Janis Joplin have the real rock voices, to me..

It's not easy being an actor, and having said that, everybody's an actor. Do you know what I mean? Paris Hilton's an actor, which is kind of scary. B….

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 m….

I'm sure there are actors out there who work with other actors on a consistent basis - I am not one of them..

I knew when I was a kid that I had a Broadway voice. I wanted to be a rocker, because I grew up in that era of transistor radios at the beach..

I just create, that's what I do..

My favorite composers are the ones that tell the story. I love Wagner. I love Mahler. Prokofiev. The programmatic music. I listen more to classic roc….

I wish I could have a recurring role on 'Modern Family'. I think 'Modern Family' is the best comedy on television. It's extremely well written, extre….

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

I don't listen to the contemporary pop artists. They all sound alike, anyway..

Sometimes love doesn't come to us. We have to go out hunting. It's like pigs looking for truffles. It's called dating..

To transform the world women need to demand their place - which is not equal, but superior..

Smile at a stranger. See what happens..

Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we're all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience..

I played the tuba in high school. I wanted to be a member of the marching band. I thought, what can I play that has the most effect? What can I play ….

The only thing we are as actors are messengers. That's all we are. Correct? We are delivering the playwright's intention through the concept of the d….

The book 'A Reliable Wife' is a slice of American history. It takes a part of American history and tells a story about the purchase of a wife by a Wi….

John Doyle just knows how to feed actors, and what comes out of us, good, bad, right, wrong, doesn't matter. There's no fear or censure. He opens up ….

In America, it stands out, because it's raw, it's big, it's emotional. My face is raw, big and emotional. It didn't work for the longest time..

All my career, I've said this: Critics and producers think audiences want actors that only present the silhouette and hit the points in the silhouett….