Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.

Quote by John Lithgow

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It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy...

It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy...

Everybody's a dreamer.

Everybody's a dreamer.

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

For me, working on stage is much more exhausting than all the other mediums, but...

For me, working on stage is much more exhausting than all the other mediums, but...

If it's well written and well directed and you've got good actors to work with,...

If it's well written and well directed and you've got good actors to work with,...

I find I have to walk a little faster in public these days, but it's...

I find I have to walk a little faster in public these days, but it's...

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

In animation, there's this exhilarating moment of discovery when you see the film and you...

In animation, there's this exhilarating moment of discovery when you see the film and you...

Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are...

Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are...

Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me.

Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me.

I was in 20 Shakespearean plays by the time I was 20.

I was in 20 Shakespearean plays by the time I was 20.

I gave up shame a long time ago.

I gave up shame a long time ago.

What you aspire to on a sitcom is the feeling of live comedy.

What you aspire to on a sitcom is the feeling of live comedy.

I'm very concerned for the future of the earth and its amazing creatures. We've got...

I'm very concerned for the future of the earth and its amazing creatures. We've got...

When you end a successful sitcom, the most sensible thing to do is go back...

When you end a successful sitcom, the most sensible thing to do is go back...

Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just...

Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just...

I can't imagine doing an hour-long dramatic series because it's so much work. A sitcom...

I can't imagine doing an hour-long dramatic series because it's so much work. A sitcom...

Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.

Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.

There's nothing like spending an evening with an audience every night.

There's nothing like spending an evening with an audience every night.

I keep looking for things I haven't done yet.

I keep looking for things I haven't done yet.