He asked to borrow my (cell) phone. When he handed it back, it was full of blood.

That's part of farming; you just have to deal with what you have. Every year is different.

Young singers ask me, "Do I have to live in New York?" I say, "You can live wherever you want-as long as people think you live in New York."

Why not say it? I'm bursting out of my cocoon. It was all too nice in the past - it never knocked anyone out. But last year... my first opening night at the Met - I looked out and heard all that cheering... for me... And I loved it.

Inside I have been a stabber, a screamer, a die-er from way back.

We're Kansas and the other side is Oz. People think no one lives here. But this is a really active neighborhood, with a lot of kids, and we want to take back this space.