With the birth of the artist came the inevitable afterbirth... the critic

Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.

Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.

I've always loved songwriting, and I vowed to be a songwriter like Cole Porter when I was only 9 years old.

As far as songwriters, I've always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me.

Good taste is the enemy of comedy.

Merchandising, merchandising, where the real money from the movie is made.