I stole that from Vito Russo. He said he was a devout believer in Judyism.

I read a lot of those Single Girl in New York books, like "Fear of Flying," where you could sort of put yourself, through transference, into the Jewish Girl in New York situation.

At fifteen, it [ "Follies"] didn't have any kind of resonance with me, this show about regret and middle age.

I'm writing the book to a children's musical. I got a note from the producers saying, "Can't you make it campier?" So now, I'm trying to determine the camp sensibility of the average eight year old.

I was very briefly under contract to Disney Animation, to develop ideas for animated features. They don't like you to use the word "cartoon" around there.

I wish somebody would just give me a couple of million dollars a year, so that I could do a play based on every little fantasy I have.

I don't think I could ever go to Auschwitz, because when we took that tour of MGM, I nearly collapsed outside the Thalberg building.