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

All humor is based on hostility - that's why World War Two was funny.

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

When its 100 degrees in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. When its 30 degrees in New York, in Los Angeles it's still 72. However, there are 6 million interesting people in New York, and only 72 in Los Angeles.

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

I got brown sandwiches and green sandwiches. Its either very new cheese or very old meat. - Oscar Madison, from The Odd Couple

I don't like dating or just living with a woman. I like to create a relationship, a marriage. And almost all of my marriages have involved children, so I'm really a family man as well.