I Am Hellbent On Defying Your Expectations,

One Longs For A Director With A Sense Of Imagination.

I Approach Every Part I'm Asked To Do And Decide To Do From Exactly The Same Angle: Who Is This Person, What Does He Want, How Does He Attempt To Get It, And What Happens To Him When He Doesn't Get It, Or If He Does?

I Love Perfumes. Every Morning When My Girlfriend And I Come Down To The Courtyard In Our Block Of Flats We're Assailed By The Most Delicious Scent - Jasmine Round A Doorway. It Almost Makes Me Swoon.

The First Time That I Came To New York To Work Properly Was The Mid-'80s, But I Was Doing Eight Shows A Week. You Have No Life. Going To A Punk Rock Club - Or Whatever The Music Was At That Time - Would Not Have Been On My Agenda.

I Have A Photograph At Home Of Fred Astaire From The Knees Down With His Feet Crossed. It's Kind Of Inspiring Because It Reminds Me His Feet Were Bleeding At The End Of Rehearsals. Yet When You Watch Him, All You See Is Freedom. It's A Reminder Of What The Job Is About In General, Not Just Being In Musicals.