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" I feel like I've always had a sordid sense of humor, and it's only gotten more twisted as I've gotten older. "

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" I feel most at home when I'm alone. That's not sad. It's just I feel closest to source and connection when I'm by myself. "

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" Carol Kane is just as warm as you would think she is, and she is so smart and really a living legend and has so much to offer. "

" Often times, if you're a bit of a crossover artist, audiences see you as only one thing. "

" On stage, everyone stays put; the vantage point is always the vantage point, and you have to play to the size of the house. And of course, on film, there's different angles, different shots, so that determines how animated or how still you must be. "

" I worked at Ruby Foos early on as a host. I was only there for a little bit, but I had several odd jobs to pay the bills before that. And being in New York for the first year, I got here in 2003, and it was a very exciting but very scary time not knowing how you would make ends meet and me trying to meet people. "

" For me, having walked through Times Square so many times as a broke and starving artist, as a TV star, and now having other hopes and dreams, it just represents possibility and the moment of full circle. "

" One thing about my dinner parties - they're never planned. I go to the grocery store, and I buy whatever is on sale. I get a lot of it, and I just send out a mass text: 'I just bought food. Dinner's at 8. Text me if you're coming.' "

" I collect musical theatre anthologies. I have a whole library of them. "

" I never had any trouble being myself. Myself was a problem for a lot of people, but I didn't have a problem. "

" Actors are a peculiar breed. "

" I'm not one of those people to outgrow my initial blessings. "

" When it's your turn, it's your turn. That's just the way it is. "

" The critics are not writers - they're not a part of the creative process; therefore, they should not influence how I go about doing my next bit of work. "

" I am one of the lucky ones, to work with comic giants. "

" The first role that I got on Broadway was supposedly for a white man. But I had some producers who fought for me and allowed me to come in. "

" Personally, I'm very private, so when my door is closed, it means I'm unavailable, and when it's open, it doesn't mean you can come in. "

" You put it out there, you go film it, you go write it, you go record it... but the fans are the ones who decide it. "

" I think Donald Trump has put America in great danger, and I think he's done a disservice to us even if he doesn't win. I think his effect is going to be kind of lasting. "

" One thing I refuse to do is force it. So I've canceled many auditions because nothing has come up, and I don't want to waste anybody's time. God forbid they outright give it to me and I don't connect with it. "

" My microphone went out in the 2009 Tony Awards. It was my big moment, and I was so excited to perform and lead the cast; I sang 'Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat.' Every actor dreams of standing front and center on the Tony Awards, and I start to sing, and you hear this crackling. I had no idea what to do - were they going to stop a live telecast? "

" I can call up a friend and have them meet me for a drink in 20 minutes, and suddenly, the night unfolds into this glorious, uniquely New York situation. I wouldn't give it up for the world. "

" I fell asleep during 'The Dark Knight Rises.' I fell asleep during 'The Hunger Games,' all of them. I cannot stay awake. As soon as a movie starts, I'm asleep! "

" Here's what I'm going to say about that: my personal thought about the brilliance of 'Peeno Noir' as proven by the fans' appreciation is that, when watched back, what makes it so exciting is the random locations and the random costume changes and the multiple shots that we've done all over the city. "

" I don't want to sound pretentious or meta or anything, but I don't write until it comes to me... People know when something is inspired and when something is not, and I don't want to waste anyone's time. "

" I'm very much an introvert. "

" I'm black. I'm gay. I'm culturally Christian. I am a walking target on so many levels, and it is horrifying and a cross that very, very many of us who look like me have to bear. "

" If I stayed in Florida, I would have a house and a dog and a partner. And, honestly, I was so bored. "

" I'm very involved in church and social-justice issues, and my personality is far more introspective. "