I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

I stumbled onto the best profession to heal my childhood: the only one that lets you release and express whatever is ugly and messy and beautiful about your life. We're in the business of creating human beings. The more we spew, and the more honestly we do it, the better. Try that on Wall Street.

I look back on those early days in the theater like the beginning of a love affair, when you're totally in love with the work, and that's all there is.

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