I sincerely believe that if Bush and Cheney recognized the full humanity of other people's mothers around the world, they wouldn't commit the crimes they commit.

Who says one instance of writing has anything in common with another instance?

I started writing plays in around 1967, and at a certain point, I thought, 'I'm writing plays, I should learn about acting and what it is.' So I went to the HB Studio in New York, and I was there for about nine months.

I'm being mocked because I don't live up to a socially determined view of what other people think a person should look like.

I do things, and other people laugh at them. I rarely know what the joke is supposed to be or why they're laughing.

'The Princess Bride' is by far the most popular film I've ever done. I don't think I'll ever top it.

I choose parts because I don't want to be embarrassed when the movie comes out. What if my friends were to see the movie? What if my niece or nephew wandered into the theater and saw the movie? I don't want to be too ashamed of it.