[In 1999, he was cast opposite Bernadette Peters --] the queen of musical theater, ... Annie Get Your Gun. |
Annie Get Your Gun |
he said he liked it. So, I trust his judgment. |
I don't want to be the father on a sitcom that's centered on the kids, |
I don't want to be the father on a sitcom that's centered on the kids, ... The way they're doing shows on HBO and Showtime, there's a lot of interesting stuff out there. I would want to do something significant. |
I have not seen it, |
I was new to the business, and didn't know a lot about it, |
It's not the worst thing in the world, |
It's not the worst thing in the world, ... It was a lot of fun. We had a good time. It wasn't a bad show. We really enjoyed it, and obviously millions of other people did too. |
No, I kick Jim's (expletive). ... He's a terrific actor and wonderful singer, but I think that the musical stuff was maybe better served by me. |
There's a little bit of subconscious resentment that they don't use Broadway people when they're putting Broadway musicals on film. That's cool - that's usually the way it's been. But it would be nice to get the opportunity to get some of those actors' takes on film. |
There's always been the educational process of teaching people that I sing, that I've sung all my life and that I'm not an actor who just decided to sing, ... I consider myself a singer first. |
You could make a case that he's one of the least hypocritical people in the show, ... He basically comes out and admits he does what he does for money. Everyone else in the show talks about this and that, but he says he doesn't do what he does out of the goodness of his heart or anything. He does what he does to make a living, and he's good at it. |