This age thing is all up to you. It's like happiness is up to you. You just have to understand what it is before you get it.

Onstage, nothing is as important as truth, nothing. As soon as you lie, they know it.

People will always be around to tell you you're no good or you're wrong or unwise to keep doing what you want to do. They're wrong. They're always wrong. Keep going.

I always say, 'If you can't give a reason for the banana peel being in the alley, then don't have the comic slide over it.' Do you understand what I mean? First explain how the banana peel got there quickly. And then there's a reason for all the comedy.

It's very disconcerting to start out and to say, "I'm going to tell the truth," and then to realize it's that much trouble.

All of the writing on '30 Rock' is a joy to go into. It's pretty hot stuff.

Woody Allen is a better actor than anybody from the Actors Studio, and he can be anybody he says he is.