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Broadway has some very tight expectations as to what a show is.

Broadway was life-changing because it pushes you mentally, physically, emotionally - every way that you can be pushed. It makes you feel like there's nothing you can't do. It's like doing your own stunts.

Launching a Broadway show is like no other endeavor. It's taxing because you're present - it's not like cutting a movie and test focus-grouping it and filling out forms.

But I can't wait to watch the Tonys this Sunday. I'm really glad Broadway is doing so well this year, especially with its straight plays. It's been a wonderful year.

No show would be successful if you took a group of people and just said, 'You're dumb!' over and over. That's not what Broadway's about.

It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy theme park with all these long-running shows.

I love the Broadway audiences, who relish live drama and don't hesitate to display their enthusiasm.

Broadway is obviously a dream come true, but audiences everywhere continue to make performing a blast.

The Broadway audiences are very vocal and seem very engaged. For certain shows, especially with a show like 'The Heiress,' the audience's reactions sound like 'The Jerry Springer Show' sometimes. That seems to be a very New York thing. Oh, there's also the entrance round of applause here, which we don't get too much in London.

I'll tell you what I think in general about people who want to make their Broadway debut that are not trained stage actors. Don't they know, Broadway ain't for sissies? It is a tough gig. You are responsible, physically, mentally, emotionally, for eight shows a week, at the top of your game. It's not easy.