The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly.

I never thought of myself in comedy at all... I loved going to the theatre and seeing people wearing beautiful clothes come down the staircase and start to dance.

You were made for a particular purpose, but you can be anything you want. Anything, including that.

The secret of living is to find ... the pivot of a concept on which you can make your stand.

You do not become a real pro in your field by doing certain things - you become a pro in your field by doing things in a certain way.

Everything I write, I believe instinctively, is to some extent collage. Meaning, ultimately, is a matter of adjacent data.

When I auditioned for 'Bye Bye Birdie' on Broadway, Gower Champion said, 'You've got the job!' I said, 'Mr. Champion, I can't dance.' He said, 'We'll teach you what you need to know.'

[Donna] Brazile was giving [Donald] Trump no quarter.

Everywhere, we learn only from those whom we love.

I think in general there's no point in going into a field like English literature if you're not going to have fun with it.

That chemistry that we had [with Fred Savage] is very, very hard to find. We were lucky to have those 22 episodes [of The Grinder]. I'm unendingly proud of it.

The moment of recognizing your own lack of talent is a flash of genius.