Civility is not not saying negative or harsh things. It is not the absence of critical analysis. It is the manner in which we are sharing this territorial freedom of political discussion. If our discourse is yelled and screamed and interrupted and patronized, that's uncivil.

Theater is completely different from film or television. It has a beginning and a middle and an end and it's different every night. And it's far preferable to any other except in the sense of not getting paid, people who want to eat should do film and television.

You don't have to act as if you care; you just have to care enough to act.

There is one solution to all of our problems: Teaching our kids clarity of thought and political representation in democracy. That's it.

The rules are all wrong today. The mandate of the media really does pre-date the founding of the United States.

It must be remembered that the Bush White House has a separate talent for character assassination that must not be confused with a talent for governance.

Happiness has a bad rap. People say it shouldn't be your goal in life. Oh, yes it should.