So that’s been very good for us, the long hiatuses.

I know that everyone was not always very happy with us, with our long hiatuses. I also think it’s been extremely healthy for everyone.

I thought I was going to be a lot more freaked out by being naked onstage. I think on film I would have been more freaked out, because film is less forgiving. But onstage it’s...

I think it’s so original. I think there are so many layers to it that people are really enjoying.

I was jumping out of my skin. It was horrible. I was all over the place, because I’d never been in front of a live audience. That’s a whole other element in the play, the...

What we have on HBO, which I find absolutely phenomenal, is creative freedom,

It’s hard to keep a play alive moment-to-moment, you know? But there’s another part of it that I really love, which is that you never know.

Tony Soprano is an everyday kind of guy, bringing up teen-agers, having a daughter, trying to get her into a good school. God, half of America can deal with that.

It’s not really my kind of personality, yoga, but we do a half hour and I’m totally relaxed. I’ve been working out, so I feel big, good, and strong.

We’ve been asked not to speak.

Sometimes there’s one person in the audience laughing hysterically, and it’s so much fun. You end up playing the entire play to them.

I like real estate because I am the boss.

The only bad thing is that I’ve been smoking cigarettes. I smoke in the play, so I’ve limited myself to smoking only in the theater.

Well, you know, we’ve been asked not to speak so it’s really hard.

You know, last season I didn’t do anything on the show, so I was frustrated. I mean, don’t get me wrong: It’s nice to get a paycheck. But if you don’t really do anything it’s...

I think it’s darker. I don’t think it’s desperation, but it’s despair.

I can’t talk to you!