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

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

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.