Quotes

I've never felt anything so exciting as when this unanimous gasp came from the audience. That's why I love doing live theater more than anything: You get an immediate reaction, whether it's good or bad.

[on the Broadway show "Once Upon a Mattress"] On paper [it] looked good. Sarah Jessica Parker and the director and the designers--everyone involved was reputable and had had huge successes in the past. What's odd to me is that I could tell from the first day of rehearsal that it was not going to be right; I hoped it would find its way, but I don't think it ever really did.

I was one of those people who watched and videotaped the Tonys every year and kept a highlight reel every year. I saw every Broadway show as a kid. Basically, I would sit there in the audience and go, "I wish I could do that one day." The fact that I even get in Broadway shows is, to me, still amazing, but then to win a Tony was just incredible.

[on having a baby] I learned so much, except how painful labor really is. When I went into real labor, I was like, "Are you kidding me? I worked at a woman-dominated show, and none of you told me it was going to be like this".