It is really hard to do comedy; it takes a lot of energy and focus. It’s rather like music: It’s a lot of hitting notes precisely.
Really, can anyone drink several martinis at lunch?
A great need a mother has to know that her daughters will find somebody or will be okay in life. That’s very primal as they get older. You know, you should get married, you should have children.
You make a choice whether or not to turn that TV on. We didn’t even have a television in the house.
Mike Nichols asked if I would do The Birdcage. Mike and I are dear friends but he had never offered me a feature role in a movie. My television career opened other doors for me.
Ron Howard is as good a person as you could want to work with on film. He never lost his cool. He’s the most easygoing, lovely man, but he’s got this enormous intelligence and a wonderful humanity.
I do think funny is like sexy. You’re either funny and sexy, or you’re not.
The sibilant s is the most difficult sound to correct.
Acting is like a high wire act. Your margin for error is very slim.