You don't really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a mixture of modernity and tradition.

One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism and acts of punishing terrorism. It has not happened that way.

I do prefer the stage. It's really the granddaddy of them all.

I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.

I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and words.

Retiring' - within that word is 'tiring,' and I'm not tired. I don't believe in retirement, really.

The play is always fresh to me. It's not the audience's fault that I've said the words before.