Research has a dirty name, ... because people think you can't research art. One of the common fallacies is if a song doesn't research well, it won't get on, but it doesn't happen like that. We put the song on, play them for a while, and when people know them enough, we seek opinions.

That's one of the fallacies at the end of the selection process, when you hear people say (the committee) didn't know. Believe me, there's nothing those people don't know. They know the first time you wear retro jerseys.

Once people got themselves settled, they turned to thinking about art that was not safe, either from theft or from the climate where it was.

I directed '36 Views' (last spring at the Huntington) and we did tons of research on Japanese art and the art world to prepare for that play. But for 'The Real Thing' that isn't necessary. Everyone brings their own experiences because this play is about relationships and figuring out what is the real thing in love.

One common mistake that people make is they think that they're checked-in for the flight if they've simply checked their bags and that's not always the case.

No one can have a higher opinion of him than I have, and I think he's a dirty little beast.