I feel like we're constantly getting better musically, and more of what's in my heart and head is coming through.

I feel that the arts have an impact in a way that just makes the world more beautiful.

You put these politicians in office, but then you've got to tell them what you want them to do. And it's intimidating to most people. I was intimidated by it. I mean, calling my senator or writing my senator? I'm like, what do I say? What do I do? But we're showing people that the political process is actually less intimidating than we think.

There's something about a live theater performance: You can't fake it.

So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport its the longterm. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.

I've been very, very, very, very fortunate, and I'm very grateful for my career and that, at 60, I won an Emmy.

It's the main reason why I continue to push myself and my career to do more and more as the amount that you're able to raise for charity and to give to charity by my celebrity.

I've always wanted to make a career in the arts, and I think that my only hope at doing that is to make it more about the work.