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I got nominated for a Tony, which was a complete surprise. It was an experience that I will always cherish.

The fact that I even get in Broadway shows is, to me, still amazing, but then to win a Tony was just incredible.

To be nominated was enough, but when I won I the Tony I just felt relief.

Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.

I would like to have won a Tony, I guess, because I have always thought of myself as a theater person. But I've won my share of awards, so I don't worry about it.

For your first musical in New York, to go to Broadway and be nominated for a Tony is a dream come true.

I have a Tony Award now. It hasn't changed too much in the theater world, but it gives me entree for film stuff and TV stuff, where people will see me more easily now because they know me.

When it was announced I had won the Tony Award, I was in Bangkok doing a movie with Judi Dench. I remember coming back from the location to the Oriental Hotel and hearing someone yelling across the reception area, 'You've won the Tony!' It was wonderful and strange to be halfway around the world.

I was one of those people who watched and videotaped the Tonys every year and kept a highlight reel every year. I saw every Broadway show as a kid.

I was the teenage kid growing up in New Jersey watching the Tony Awards and thinking, 'Oh, maybe if I'm lucky I'll make it to Broadway by the time I'm 40!'