I think Stephen Sondheim is a - and I hardly ever use this word - but this is as close as it gets to a genius.

Stephen Sondheim I am in awe of.

I'm a devotee of Stephen Sondheim. I think he's a genius.

I think one of my favorite productions ever was Sondheim's 'Assassins' at the Roundabout in 2004. Beyond brilliant.

The villain is usually the most interesting part. But it has to be a smart thing. Just dumb cliche villains with a Russian accent and big muscles and a mean face, I don't know. My Russian accent isn't that great, and the muscles aren't that big and the mean face is not enough. You know what I mean? It gets very boring. Tedious stuff.

Steve McQueen is a genius. And I think that word is overused, but I think with Steve it's rightly used. He's a genius.