"At one point, I even thought, 'Oh, I'll take diet pills.' I tried it for one day, and I thought my heart was going to explode. It's awful, and I would never, ever recommend it."

"Watching Bernadette Peters perform is like an acting class. She's amazing."

"When I was on Broadway when I was little, I remember always driving through Times Square with my dad to the theater. Now when I go back, you can't even drive on Broadway in the 40s. New Times Square is too touristy to me."

"I speak about family and adoption because it 100% changed my life and who I am. It definitely played a very large role into just learning how to be grateful for what you have and being fulfilled in a way that a lot of adopted kids don't feel."

"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill."

"Finally, the ecological health of the Mississippi River and its economic importance to the many people that make their living or seek their recreation is based on a healthy river system."

"I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass."

"People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy."