Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and potatoes, comedy is rather the dessert, a bit like meringue.

That’s one of the nice things about writing, or any art; if the thing’s real, it just lives.

My grandfather had a wonderful funeral... On the buffet table there was a replica of the deceased in potato salad.

For some reason I'm more appreciated in France than I am back home. The subtitles must be incredibly good.

In a relationship, it is better to be the leaver than the leavee.

I can't enjoy anything unless everybody is. If one guy is starving someplace, that puts a crimp in my evening.

Sex is like having dinner: sometimes you joke about the dishes, sometimes you take the meal seriously.