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I Auditioned For A Solo In Church And Got It. I Was About Seven And I Sang A Song Called, 'jesus, I Heard You Had A Big House' And I Remember People Standing Up At The End And Me Thinking, 'oh, I Think I'm Going To Like This.' That's How It All Began. Sounds Funny To Say You Got Your Start In Church, But I Did.

I Got To See Linda's [hart] Live When It First Came On Broadway. I Just Loved Her. I've Always Been A Fan Of Hers.

Lots Of These Songs I Hadn't Performed, But I've Always Wanted To. These Are Songs That I Wanted To Get In My Wheelhouse. I Sang Them Over And Over And Over And Over Again. Of Course, I've Fallen In Love With Them All.

After 9/11, I Was Like Many People In New York City And Got A Little Depressed. I Began To Check Myself Into The Waldorf Astoria For Room Service, Movies And Just To Chill. I Wanted To Contribute To The Great City Of Manhattan.

A Professionally Trained Actress Should Be A Better Liar, Wouldn't You Think? But No. I Am Pathetically Underachieved In That Area. I Can Think Of A Great Lie. I'm Plenty Imaginative. But Before The Words Are Even Out Of My Mouth, There's A Weird Tickle Of Unease In My Armpits, A Horsefly Of Guilt Lands On The Back Of My Neck, And Before I Can Stop Myself, That Gassy Little Bubble Of Truth Belches Out.