It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy theme park with all these long-running shows.

What you aspire to on a sitcom is the feeling of live comedy.

That's how you deal with stardom; you make it the least important part of your life.

I'm very concerned for the future of the earth and its amazing creatures. We've got to be careful and make sure we don't foul our own nest

Growing up I didn't want to be an actor. I sort of didn't want to go into the family business; the main reason being there was something I wanted to do far more, which was be an artist.

It's nice when you've done enough movies that you can do your own anthology.

Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.