Mike Nichols asked if I would do The Birdcage. Mike and I are dear friends but he had never offered me a feature role in a movie. My television career opened other doors for me

I got into Julliard on almost a full scholarship.

Why put it on if you're not going to strut?

The sibilant s is the most difficult sound to correct

I'm sad to say that stardom is a commodity in our culture.

The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.

You are always damned by things that you do well as an actor.