Mandy Patinkin was featured on CBS's 60 Minutes last night. He joins correspondent Bob Simon to discuss his role in the Showtime series Homeland and for an in-depth, honest conversation about his life and a lifetime in musical theatre, on television, and in film. 

Many Patinkin "is one of the most versatile performers we've ever met," says Simon. "He is a classically trained but barely restrained stage actor. A no-holds-barred concert singer and a scene-stealing star of the big and small screens. For four decades, Mandy has put everything he has into every role he's played ... Now at 61, his raw talent has carried him to the top again, with his portrayal of a CIA spy chief in Homeland."

Patinkin, who made his Broadway debut in 1980, won a Tony Award for his role as Che in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita, and was nominated for his starring role in Stephen Sondheim's Pulitzer Prize–winning musical Sunday in the Park with George, has released five albums on Nonesuch Records: Experiment, Oscar & Steve, Mamaloshen, Kidults, and Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim.

"I'm a lyrically driven person," he tells Simon. "I am not a musically driven person. That's why I love Sondheim. That's why I love Shakespeare. That's why I love Irving Berlin and Rodgers and Hammerstein and Tom Waits and Paul Simon and Randy Newman. They're storytellers."

The extensive interview concludes with Patinkin relaying this: "Somebody just offered me a part the other day, the older guy in a film. And I remember saying to the guy, 'I'm so sad that I'm old enough to play this part, and I'm so grateful that I am.' Because, you know, all that clichéd things, you really do learn something if you get the luck of being able to hang around. Even if it's a rough ride, you learn."

Watch the complete 60 Minutes piece here and at cbs.com: