I don't think I could ever go to Auschwitz, because when we took that tour of MGM, I nearly collapsed outside the Thalberg building.

There's a real fantasy quotient to my work. Any play that I've written for myself to perform in basically begins with the idea, "Wouldn't it be fun to be, say, Jean Harlow in a pre-code movie?"

I wish somebody would just give me a couple of million dollars a year, so that I could do a play based on every little fantasy I have.

I was very briefly under contract to Disney Animation, to develop ideas for animated features. They don't like you to use the word "cartoon" around there.

I'm writing the book to a children's musical. I got a note from the producers saying, "Can't you make it campier?" So now, I'm trying to determine the camp sensibility of the average eight year old.

I always tend to say "no" to everything, but now I've decided to say "yes" to everything. Now, I'm doing all sorts of things that I would've said "no" to before.

It's more interesting to put yourself in the place of Bette Davis than Irene Dunne, I guess.

I saw "Follies" again at thirty, and you know, I had this great appreciation for [Stephen] Sondheim's brilliance, his lyrics.

At fifteen, it [ "Follies"] didn't have any kind of resonance with me, this show about regret and middle age.

I grew up with "Follies." I saw it when I was fifteen. It was the original production, and of course, that production will never be equaled.

I stole that from Vito Russo. He said he was a devout believer in Judyism.

Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another?

Make your mark in the world with divine ink: love.

The scripture talks about man managing, ruling the earth, as the sole duty of man.

My concern is not the fact that other people don’t understand where I am coming from, even though Christians are supposed to be doing what I am doing

Youth I Stay close to the young and a little rubs off.

To worry is to add another hazard.

The good news is, the stock market is closed and it can't hurt us again until tomorrow.

Mama, Mama, put me to bed I won’t make it home, I’m already half-dead I met an Invalid, and fell for his art He showed me his smile, and went straight for my heart.

I think helped our players in terms of being able to fight through some adversity along the way.

If you could help millions of people, you can certainly make millions of dollars. I try to influence everyone I know to be a giver because the person that benefits most by giving is the giver.