I thank you in advance for the great round of applause I'm about to get.
I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can.
Applause is the most powerful thing... people talk about the sound of it, but what I hear is glee.
Some women are smarter than men, and some aren't. But to suggest to women that they deserve dominance instead of equality is at best a cheap applause line.
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
My dad was a theater actor, so I would follow him backstage. And my mom was a casting director. The moment I heard the applause and realized it would get me out of school, I was hooked.
Occasionally if you do something extraordinary, the crew responds with spontaneous applause, but that's very rare.
I remember walking out in front of that crowd, all the parents' faces and the applause, and folding my little self in half and thinking, 'I could get used to this.' And I just never stopped.
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 don't crave applause. I'm not one of those guys who comes alive on stage. I'm much more alive at home, I think.
