"Sometimes opportunities are terrifying, but you never know what is on the other side of the door unless you open it."
"The third act of life is self-acceptance. Being able to appreciate what life has afforded you."
"I’ve become very comfortable just being myself and bringing the audience along with me."
"In stand-up, I fight for the thickness of a laugh. In 'Hamlet,' I fight for the thickness of silence."
"What Shakespeare does is dismantle the myth of the perfect hero. When he dismantles the myth of pure evil, he’s also forced to dismantle the myth of pure good."
She stills find joy in new challenges
Raúl Esparza played Pontius Pilate in "Jesus Christ Superstar"
The Broadway veteran plays Neil Diamond (Now) in "A Beautiful Noise"
The Broadway and "The Gilded Age" star
The first of 16 of our interviews from 2025.