I Just Don't Think I'm A Very

Lots Of People Fantasize About What It Would Be Like If They Were President... Most Think They'd Be Decent And Wouldn't Be Corrupted At All, That They'd Remain True To Themselves.

But, I Do Think, On A Very Simplistic Level, That We Can Project Onto Dogs Because They Are So Innocent. They Don't Come With A Lot Of Baggage.

When You Have Satire, It Has To Be Real. No Matter How Outrageous The Comedy Becomes, You Have To Believe In The Characters.

I See A Steady Downward Slope Toward Oblivion Over The Next Three Years. I'm Pessimistic. Everything That's Happened To Me So Far Has Been Kind Of Flukey. I Went Into Twentieth Century Because I Wanted To Work For Hal Prince. The Part Was Too Small According To My Agent. I Had Been Doing Only Leading Parts, And He Thought I Should Continue That. But The Part Was Enlarged In Rehearsal: Songs Were Added, And It Became More Physicalized And Showy. Then I Won Awards And Got Attention.

Some Of My Favorite Characters That I've Played Have Been Very Pompous Because I Love Making Fun Of Pompous People.