You can't be aware of everything. You'd fall down the stairs if you were aware of every intricate thing involved in going down stairs.

Never look backwards or you'll fall down the stairs.

I think the audience was aware that even when it was farcical, there was the sense that at some level this was about real experience.

You know what my earliest memories are? Going from one burlesque town to another. My father was in burlesque.

The one thing I think I've noticed about shows that are supposed to be funny on television is that they've sort of become routinized, so there's an awful lot of mannerisms and joke lines that are sort of there to trigger laughter, rather than give actors a chance to play a moment.

Begin challenging your assumptions. Your assumptions are the windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile or the light won't come in.