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It's never really fun to have to cry in a scene or anything like that.

I think if a movie makes you cry, you probably needed to cry.

Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.

It is not whether you really cry. It's whether the audience thinks you are crying.

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.

Crying is really bad for your vocal cords.

If I don't cry while writing a key emotional scene, my gut feeling is it's failed.

I've seen people that get onstage and sing while they have tears running down their face - I can't do that. When I cry, it starts like in my throat, so when I have something that's really emotional, sometimes if I access that too much, I can't finish the song.

There isn't a single human being who hasn't plenty to cry over, and the trick is to make the laughs outweigh the tears.