I wouldn't mind even if it's the only thing people remember me for. It was a privilege just to be there and to contribute to something so wonderful.

Comics are capable of being anything the mind can imagine. I consider it a great privilege to be a cartoonist. I love my work, and I am grateful for the incredible forum I have to express my thoughts. People give me their attention for a few seconds every day, and I take that as an honor and a responsibility. I try to give readers the best strip I'm capable of doing.

No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible.

Why do Greeks always open restaurants that fail?

[Shooting dance sequences on the streets of New York City gave the film a gritty realism.] Actual gang members were used for security, ... Some of them wanted to know how they could join the Sharks or the Jets.

This is first time we've ever done one — Russ and myself. We're looking forward to it. We have remained friends and kept in touch. Most of the 'West Side Story' cast, when we see each other, it's like it was yesterday. We're like a family. That experience brought us close together and we remained that way ever since. We all like each other.