I was a handyman in an office building across from Penn Station for two entire summers while I was still in school and the summer after. I had to wear a big, gray jumpsuit kind of thing that had the name of the company in a big patch on my chest, and I was sent to fix things and didn't know what I was doing.

My career hadn't rocketed to the top of anything, but I've worked consistently and done things I've loved.

Honestly, I wish I'd known just how hard it is and how competitive the acting world is. I took my time; I went at my own pace. That's been helpful over the years, but also, I didn't quite realize how incredible everyone else was going to be: the level of competition and everyone's skill.

I grew up with the movies of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire and Judy Garland - these are the kinds of shows and the kinds of numbers in shows that I dreamed of being in and doing when I was a kid.

Finding people who get enormous pleasure from reading books is a more and more unusual experience, and so writers just so much want to be heard.

We see that in the top problems in the world between haves and have-nots, generally we find that the root cause is education.

When I was young, I wanted to be the greatest blues singer of all time. I wrecked my education and left home for it.

I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life.