I'm A Lot Less Serious

When I Am Asked About Influences, I Always Say I Bow Down To Fred Astaire, Because When You Look At Him Dancing You Never Look At His Extremities, Do You? You Look At His Centre. What You Never See Is The Hours Of Work That Went Into The Routines, You Just See The Breathtaking Spirit And Freedom.

Who I Am Gets In The Way Of People Looking Innocently At The Parts I Play.

I Think There's Some Connection Between Absolute Discipline And Absolute Freedom.

Each Character I Play Has Different Dimensions. I'm Not Interested In Words That Pull Them Together.

I Have A Photograph At Home Of Fred Astaire From The Knees Down With His Feet Crossed. It's Kind Of Inspiring Because It Reminds Me His Feet Were Bleeding At The End Of Rehearsals. Yet When You Watch Him, All You See Is Freedom. It's A Reminder Of What The Job Is About In General, Not Just Being In Musicals.