I'm really an honorary Jew, you know; all the best people are. I really do feel Jewish, even though I'm a Catholic. The way the Church has been behaving, I'm happy to be Jewish.
What about Broadway? Yes, I'm involved with a new musical based on 'The Adams Family.'
He's so interesting because you think you know Dennis Hopper, but you don't really know Dennis Hopper. I don't really know Dennis Hopper, I just know him from the silver screen.
I was born Joseph Lane, but when I applied to the actors union, they said they already had a Joe Lane on the books and I'd have to change my last or first name. I had played the character of Nathan Detroit, whom I liked very much, in 'Guys and Dolls,' so I took the name Nathan.
I never like seeing myself on screen.
I seem to always inspire a strong reaction one way or the other.
There doesn't seem to be a lot of middle ground with me.
My oldest brother used to take me to the theater. The first play he took me to see was 'Black Comedy,' then he took me to see 'Butley.' We'd see all these British plays. And 'Hello, Dolly,' with Pearl Bailey. I was unconsciously thinking, 'Gee, I would love to be able to do that.'
As a kid, I loved Godot because of the poetry and the humor and the strangeness, but then as you get older, its much more resonant.
If you've seen Mary Poppins and The Grinch, come to the Booth Theater and let me shove a little coal down your stocking.
One of the nicest compliments I would get very often on the street is people would say, 'I love you on 'The Good Wife.' I just can't tell whether I should like you or hate you!'
I don't know what goes on in their heads out in Hollywood.
There are some people that the press like to pick on and not just the gay press, but the press in general. And some people, the press just doesn't care about at all
My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.
People think they know who I am, because I've played so many very, very out gay men on stage, and they think that's me