Lots of women are getting involved. They're not satisfied just being passengers anymore.

The presence of excessive wealth puts an unnatural spin on the appreciation of art.

You know that look that women get when they want to have sex? Me neither.

I was very interested in vaudeville. It was the only sort of discipline that was a five-minute act on stage, which is what I really enjoyed and saw myself doing. And I bought books on it.

I have heard it said that a complicated childhood can lead to a life in the arts. I tell you this story of my father and me to let you know I am qualified to be a comedian.

For a while, Mirabelle believes there will be a moment when he will cave in and let himself love her, but eventually she lets the idea go. She hits bottom. She dwells in the muck for several months, not depressed exactly, but involved in a mourning that at first she thinks is for Ray but soon realizes is for the loss of her old self.

With comedy, you have no place to go but more comedy, so you're never off the hook.