The mainstream is generally garbage. Look at the heavily subsidized theaters.

The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers.

A great opera house isn't run by a director, but by a great administrator.

I'm very resistant to most forms of theater.

Writing is an antidote for loneliness.

When I saw him after 9/11, he was the quietest I'd ever seen him. But he's generally incredibly upbeat.