CHEYENNE JACKSON

I always wanted to be on a great TV show and in a Broadway show and have a CD out, and the fact that they happened simultaneously is kind of an embarrassment of riches.

I'm a New Yorker; my oven is used for storage.

I think having a dog makes you more compassionate.

Unfortunately, I suffer from insomnia, so my bedtime is as soon as I start to feel the least bit sleepy.

I'm a Broadway baby, through and through. It's my first love, and it's what brought me to New York in the first place.

I'd love for people to accept me just as me, but I know that I generate a strong response; I always have - my name, my looks, my size.

Theater dressing rooms are my home away from home - my second home, really.

People either love me or they think I'm obnoxious. I get that.

'30 Rock' is the holy grail of comedy in my opinion.

The devastating repercussions of hate-filled language manifest in very real ways for today's LGBTQ youth.

I don't like to watch myself. I can't get into the story; I'm too critical.

Believe it or not, my best meal is to go to the store and buy a DiGiorno pizza, come home, add some fresh Parmesan cheese, and just hang with my family!

Initially, in starting to pick the songs for the live show, it was really a matter of picking songs that I loved over the years. As far as the album goes, it happened very naturally.

Looking at the original lyrics [of "A Song For You" ] as I was preparing it, I thought, "Wow! I feel like it was written for me." That's what a great song does. You don't have to do a lot of homework. You can just say the words and it springs to life.

I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell's version of "A Case of You." My mom was a huge Joni Mitchell fan.

People know if you've got the goods, if you're easy to work with, and if you can get the job done.

I understand why the gay community wants to embrace actors who are out. People want to be represented.

I came upon Diana Krall's jazz arrangement of "A Case of You" several years back. I've always wanted to pay homage to both her version and Joni's, and by proxy, my mom. She's the one that introduced me to that music.

I have huge legs, and I never show them - not because of false modesty, I'm just not comfortable.

My very first tattoo was for my dog, Zora, who died in my arms in New York. Right where her heart stopped beating I got a "Z".

Joan Mitchell, Joan Baez, Judy Collins - that was my mom's era.

I love Jane [Krakowski]. Jane's been a dear friend for maybe a dozen years. We've worked together on many shows and concerts and readings. We did 'Damn Yankees' together and then we did 'Xanadu.' Jane did all the workshops of 'Xanadu' before it moved to Broadway. She's hysterical and our voices blended. We had a similar sensibility.

I really like the melody "Red Wine Is Good For My Heart" and people respond to it. I decided to put it on the album.

I have insomnia, and it's hard for me to sit still for a long time. My mind is always "tick, tick, tick."

People don't expect me to have a weird sense of humor, but I do. I'm very eccentric.