John Lithgow

The Broadway audience is made up of a greater percentage of tourists now. There's not nearly as much variety and danger and challenge in what's being offered.

If it's well written and well directed and you've got good actors to work with, acting is easy. But making sure all the ducks are in a row is the hard part. It's very rare.

There's nothing like spending an evening with an audience every night.

The 'Carousel' overture has always been one of my all-time favorite pieces of music.

As a writer, I try to do different things, but I'm not going to become a darker artist or turn into Radiohead overnight. I don't think that's my style.

I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that's where all that influence comes from.