You Have To Do Things That Do

There Are More Than 300,000 Families In The Gulf Region That Lost Their Homes And Are Waiting For Peace Of Mind. The Hurricane Exposed The Sad Reality Of Poverty In America. We Saw, In All Its Horrific Detail, The Vulnerabilities Of Living In Inadequate Housing And The Heartbreak Of Losing One's Home.

If I Keep Striving To Put On The Best Quality Show Based On The Values I Have, I Don't Have To Think "oh We're Crossing The Line" Because The Line Is Built In. We Follow That And Do The Best Quality Work We Can.

I'm Sure That There Are Reasonable People That Had Some Reasonable Projections About The Future Of New Orleans, But None Of Those Could Include Not Trying To Rebuild The City And Make It Better Than It Was Before.

When I Did The Album For 'when Harry Met Sally,' I Found Myself Out There In Front Of This Big Band, Which I Had No Idea How To Do, And They Wiped The Floor With Me. It's A Very Specific Skill, And I Didn't Know How To Do It.

You Know, Things Kind Of Happen Organically And, You Know, Broadway Sort Of Happened Out Of A Career In Performing And - Which Happened Out Of Practicing Piano When I Was A Kid.