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It always seems to me that my life would look completely different if I didn't have to take care of the rent.

All I ever wanted to do was be able to pay my rent.

If you don't have trouble paying the rent, you have trouble doing something else; one needs just a certain amount of trouble.

My biggest break wasn't 'Rent;' it was the first job that ever paid me. I couldn't believe that they were paying me all that money to go around the country and do Shakespeare. I would have done it for free.

I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.

Up until the time I was 31 years old, in Spain, I still didn't know how I was going to pay the rent.

Because we have so much eye candy and mind candy, spending so much time trying to pay the rent, all of this conspires to keep us from thinking too hard or taking action from that. Our time is stolen. So much of our daily life is stolen.

I got into a bad jag of movies that helped pay the rent and I thought would help further me along.

'Rent' was my first professional job, ever.

I really care about this stuff, I care about movies, and you just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility, and I'm lucky enough not to have to just take any movie to pay the rent, so there's no need to be greedy.