The decision-making process was very difficult: is this how I want my career to start, with playing Jodie Dallas on this show?

Doing my Broadway show '700 Sundays' reminded me how much I love working in front of an audience.

My granddaughter's birth has made me want to create things she will love.

Just because you're working does not mean you're making money. That's two very different things in show business.

Senators, like everyone else, want to feel a part of this decision-making process. They want to feel included.

I have performed my one-man show '700 Sundays' over 400 times now. There were only two times that I can honestly say I was nervous. The first was when I knew Mel Brooks was in the audience, and the second was when Sid Caesar came.