If you're going thru hell, keep going.

All things come to those who go after them.

the depth or humaneness of our love depends on the wideness of our souls.

The average citizen in this county has more intelligence and sense in his little finger than the editor of 'The New York Times' has in his whole head.

Chicago actors are hard-nosed. They're tough on themselves and their fellow actors. They're self-demanding.

A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it.

I knew Danny DeVito and he knew me, so he wanted me to try Death to Smoochy. I loved that stuff and had a great time doing it.

The Void is a living void ... pulsating in endless rhythms of creation and destruction. The great Void does not exist as Void, it embraces all Being/non-Being

The kick [of comedy] is to think quickly. It's a great kick.

Silence gives consent.

I'm obviously really opinionated, but as a producer, you don't necessarily want the person you're working with to try to impress you - you want them to just be themselves.

I sometimes feel tremendous compassion and helplessness.