The U.S. used to be perceived as the moral leader of the world, and we have absolutely lost that.
I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at.
Then, in 2000, John Reid, Elton John's former manager, asked me to audition for the stage version of The Graduate he was producing. So I worked on it, got the part, and after three weeks' rehearsal I was on stage!