I go to see plays all the time, and whenever I see Chekhov, I'm amazed at how this Russian play strikes home to me living 100 years later in New York City. I'm drawn to him because of his way with characters and their relationships with each other.

I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors.

Evan Handler's new book is simply wonderful. He pulls you inside his life, and you come out his very close friend.

If no one ever took risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.

Baptists are only funny underwater.

I go to see plays all the time, and whenever I see Chekhov, I'm amazed at how this Russian play strikes home to me living 100 years later in New York City. I'm drawn to him because of his way with characters and their relationships with each other.

Talent is the gift plus the passion - a desire to succeed so intense that no force on earth can stop it.