Kids are no fools: they're very sophisticated, they don't miss a lot; they don't miss nuance.

I'm a socialist. I'm amazed at how the spirit of socialism is alive and well in New York. I had always thought I wouldn't want to be here without a lot of money, but I was wrong about that.

The most amazing thing you can ask for as an actor from a director is that you're being seen, that the choices made are informed.

I think musicals can be more than what people imagine. That'll be the case with 'Matilda.' It's such a clever thing to stage. Parents would have read this when they were young and will want to share it with their children because they have such a fondness for the source.

I learned a lesson which I didn't heed: Don't put yourself in your movies. It's too much.

Yale was one of the best moments in my life - also one of the hardest. I learned about community.

I'll never get out of politics. I have friends in public office. I have things that I want to do. You can't go back in life. I won't go back to the existence I had before of running a political consulting firm and signing up clients and advising campaigns in exactly that way.

Regardless of theology or however you see life or relate to worshiping God, as an artist, my job is to tell the truth and then try to connect with these characters and people as honestly and deeply as possible.